Trading-Area Analysis Chapter 9
Objectives To Demonstrate Importance of Store Location To Discuss the Concept of Trading Area To Show How Trading Areas Can Be Delineated To Examine Factors in Trading Area Analysis
Location Good Location CAN Overcome Mediocre Strategy Mix Poor Location Difficult to Overcome Requires Extensive Decision Making Least Flexible Element of Strategy Mix
Problems with Moving Location Loyal Customers and Employees May Be Lost New Location May Not Have Same Characteristics Store Fixtures and Renovations May Not Transfer
Site Selection Steps Evaluate Alternate Geographic (Trading) Areas Determine Type of Location Select General Location Analyze Alternate Sites
Trading Area Analysis Benefits Consumer Characteristics Detailed Promotional Activity Focus Determined Ascertain Overall Net Increase Proper Number of Stores Calculated Geographic Weaknesses Highlighted
Overall Net Increase + - Total Revised Sales Total Sales Total Previous Sales of Existing Store of New Store of Existing Store + -
Trading Area (New & Proposed)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Trading Area by Specific Demographics Derive Sales Potential Effect of New Location on Existing
Trading Area Parts Primary Secondary Fringe (Tertiary)
Segments of a Trading Area
Size & Shape of Trading Areas Not Concentric Two Stores in Same Area Can Have Different Trading Areas (TA)
Store Types Destination Parasite
Trading Areas Influences Store Size Competitors’ Locations New Stores Residential Housing Patterns Travel or Driving Time Promotion
Segments of a Trading Area
Delineating Trading Areas (Existing Stores) By Geographic Location Shopping Frequency Average Dollar Purchases Concentration of Store’s Credit Card
Delineating Trading Areas (New Stores) Trend Analysis Analog Model Regression Model Gravity Model Reilly’s Law of Retail Gravitation Huffs Law of Shopper Attraction
Delineating Trading Areas (Existing Stores) By Geographic Location Shopping Frequency Average Dollar Purchases Concentration of Store’s Credit Card
Trading Area Characteristics Population Census Survey of Buying Power Effective Buying Index (EBI) Buying Power Index (BPI) Economic Base
Nature of Competition Understored Saturated Overstored
Number of People Per Establishment Average Sales Measuring Saturation Number of People Per Establishment Average Sales Store Category Store Per Capita or Household Per Square Foot Per Sales Person
What You Should Know The Importance of Store Location and the Process of Choosing a Location The Concept of Trading Area and Its Components How Trading Areas May Be Delineated for Existing and New Stores Three Major Factors in Trading Area Analysis: Population Characteristics Economic Base Characteristics Competition and Level of Saturation
Questions? Questions? Questions?