Site Selection

Site Selection helps teams decide where to open a physical location. It combines observed foot traffic, resident demographics and the local business mix, so you can profile a site, rank candidates, test whether a new store would hurt your existing ones, and track the sites you pursue.

  • Coverage: United States
  • Audience: Retail expansion teams, Real-estate analysts, Franchise developers, Brokers and multi-store operators.

Features at a glance:

FeatureWhat it doesAnswers the question
AskChat in plain English; the assistant runs analyses for you"Tell me about this address for a coffee shop."
Location InsightsProfiles one site: residents, visitors, nearby businesses, visit trends"What is here, and is it any good?"
CompareScores and ranks 2 to 3 sites side by side"Which of these sites wins?"
CannibalizationEstimates how much a new store takes from your own stores and from competitors"Will a new store hurt the ones I already have?"
ProjectsFolders that hold your saved analyses"Where is my work for this territory?"
DealsA pipeline board for sites you are pursuing"Where does each site stand?"
Saved sitesNamed lists of locations you want handy"Where are my stores and targets?"

Supporting capabilities:

Four ways to define the area around a site: radius, travel time, true trade area, drawn polygon.

  • Audience fit: measure what share of residents match your ideal customer.
  • Market saturation: check whether an area is full or has a gap for your concept.
  • Day-part and weekday patterns: see when a site is busy.
  • Refresh: regenerate saved comparisons and assessments on newer data.

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