Category Archives: Part 4: Store Location Planning

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

Enhancing the Customer Experience at Car Dealerships

Now that the U.S. automobile industry has strongly emerged from the depths of the recent Great Recession, it is time for more car dealers to improve their physical facilities and ambience. Audi of America has gotten the message and hired … Continue reading

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Macy’s Herald Square: A $400 Million Renovation

Macy’s iconic flagship Herald Square, New York store is a major component of the retail chain’s overall positioning strategy. Click the image to see a video interview with Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren regarding the $400 million dollar renovation of the … Continue reading

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A Graphical Look at the Apple Store’s Peformance

As we know, Apple’s store division has been on an incredible roll (see this post, for example). So, how are these stores doing across several financial dimensions? Recently, Horace Dediu compiled data on the Apple Store group and charted performance … Continue reading

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