Retail Location Planning in an Era of Multi-Channel Growth

The way in which products and services are delivered to consumers, through branches and retail outlets, or more generally through a network of distribution channels, remains fundamentally important for maintaining a competitive advantage for a very wide range of businesses. This is true within domestic markets, but especially so for increasingly global corporations, as shareholder pressure for continued growth drives businesses into ever more widespread geographical markets. Arguing that more complex markets demand more sophisticated spatial analysis, this book discusses the application of location planning techniques to generate competitive advantage in a variety of business sectors in a changing retail environment. The series of techniques are analysed, from relatively straightforward branch scorecards to sophisticated applications of geographical information systems (GIS), spatial modelling and mathematical optimisation. Also explored are the changing dynamics of the impact of more restrictive planning environments in many countries on how retailers find new locations for growth and respond to changing consumer needs and wants. The book is essential reading for students and scholars alike working in geography, economics, business management, planning, finance and industry studies.

Science & Math

Clarke, Graham

Clarke, Martin

Birkin, Mark

Earth Sciences

Routledge

Spatial modelling and GIS are closely linked both in their uses by industry and as academic disciplines. Intelligent GIS sets out the principles and applications of spatial modelling and GIS and demonstrates its use in location decisions and strategic planning. The book shows how Intelligent GIS can be used to analyse the huge amount of data available to industry to help it make informed decisions. Intelligent GIS will be invaluable reading for:  GIS professionals students of Geography, Business Studies, and Marketing business decision-makers  Intelligent GIS:  demonstrates the importance of geographical thinking in business considers the type of data available and how it can be used shows how performance indicators can provide management information shows how the geographical modelling processes can aid policy-making illustrates the use of these methods in four service sectors: retailing, financial services, health care, and education provides examples drawn from academic research, and real-life case studies from throughout the world  The authors have international reputations in applied spatial analysis and GIS. They are well-known in the business community for the profitable use of intelligent GIS.

Intelligent GIS: Location Decisions and Strategic Planning

Reference

Wilson, Alan G.

Clarke, Martin P.

Atlases & Maps

wiley

This innovative book exemplifies the importance of sophisticated and intelligent spatial analysis techniques in dealing with the range of location, distribution and channel management issues which face today's retail and service businesses. 
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<li>Explores some of the trends taking place within the broad consumer-retailing sector, drawing on research undertaken in grocery, supermarket retailing, financial services, travel and leisure in Europe, North America and Australasia</li> <li>Numerous global case studies are used to show keys issues</li> <li>Details how retailers can begin to develop information and analytical frameworks to better understand what is happening in the retail environment</li> <li>Describes how retailers can plan their cross channel network strategy for the future</li> </ul>

Retail Geography & Intelligence and Network Planning

Business & Money

Industries

Retail Intelligence and Network Planning

The way in which products and services are delivered to consumers, through branches and retail outlets, or more generally through a network of distribution channels, remains fundamentally important for maintaining a competitive advantage for a very wide range of businesses. This is true within domestic markets, but especially so for increasingly global corporations, as shareholder pressure for continued growth drives businesses into ever more widespread geographical markets. Arguing that more complex markets demand more sophisticated spatial analysis, this book discusses the application of location planning techniques to generate competitive advantage in a variety of business sectors in a changing retail environment. The series of techniques are analysed, from relatively straightforward branch scorecards to sophisticated applications of geographical information systems (GIS), spatial modelling and mathematical optimisation. Also explored are the changing dynamics of the impact of more restrictive planning environments in many countries on how retailers find new locations for growth and respond to changing consumer needs and wants. The book is essential reading for students and scholars alike working in geography, economics, business management, planning, finance and industry studies.

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