Category Archives: Part 4: Store Location Planning

This sub-category encompasses trading-area analysis and site selection.

Larger Retailers Having Trouble in India

As the world’s second-largest market in the world, India has been attracting a number of foreign retail chains. While some are succeeding, others have had a tough time. The “mom-and-pop” store remains extremely popular in India. Here is a recent … Continue reading

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Redbox Instant Goes Live

Redbox (owned by Coinstar) has been planning to expand beyond its video-rental vending machines to the online streaming of movies for quite a while. Now, that is a reality as Coinstar and Verizon have partnered to form Redbox Instant by … Continue reading

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RadioShack: Mobile Store Locators at Work

In 2011, RadioShack decided to launch a mobile site. The customer response to this effort has been quite strong. Susan Kuchinskas, writing for ClickZ, notes that: “RadioShack launched its mobile site to make it easier for shoppers to quickly find products … Continue reading

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