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STORE LOCATION AND SITE EVALUATION. LOCATION VS SITE. LOCATION IS A BRODER CONCEPT WHICH DENOTES THE STORE AND ITS AREA FROM WHERE A MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS ORIGNATE . A SITE REFERS TO THE SPECIFIC BUILDING OR PART OF THE BUILDING IS LOCATED. YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD LOCATION BUT A BAD SITE.
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LOCATION VS SITE • LOCATION IS A BRODER CONCEPT WHICH DENOTES THE STORE AND ITS AREA FROM WHERE A MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS ORIGNATE . • A SITE REFERS TO THE SPECIFIC BUILDING OR PART OF THE BUILDING IS LOCATED. • YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD LOCATION BUT A BAD SITE.
LOCATION • LOCATE IN HASTE REPENT AT LEISURE • COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE • LOCATION IS THE PRIME CONSIDERATION IN A CUSTOMERS STORE CHOICE • LOCATION IS A MAJOR COST FACTOR- • INVOLVES LARGE CAPITAL INVESTMENT • AFFECTS TRANSPORTATION COST • AFFECTS HR COSTS • LOCATION IS A MAJOR REVENUE FACTOR • IT EFFECTS THE CUSTOMER TRAFFIC • VOLUME OF BUSINESS
L EVELS OF LOCATION DECISION • SELECTION OF CITY • SELECTION OF AREA, OR LOCATION WITHIN A CITY • IDENTIFICATION OF A Specific SITE
SELECTION OF CITY • Size of the city trading area • Population growth in the trading area • Total purchasing power and its distribution. • Total retail trade potential for different lines of trade- a city might become a specialist in certain line of trade and attract customers from other cities.
Number and quality of competition • Development cost
Selection of an area or type of location within a city • Customer attraction power of shopping district. • Competitive store • Availability of access routes • Nature of zoning regulations • Direction of the spread of the city
Types of retail locations • Freestanding sites/ isolated stores • There are no other retail outlet in the vicinity of the store therefore the store depends on its own pulling power and promotion to attract customers.
Advantages & disadvantages • No competition in close proximity. • Rental cost low • No group rules to be followed • Large space • Easy parking • Difficulty in attracting customers. • If far people will not travel • Cost such as lighting security trash all has to be borne alone • Store may have to be built not rented
Business associated location • Where a group of retail outlets offering a variety of merchandize work together to attract customers to their retail area, but also compete with each other for the same customer. They are further classified as- • (A) unplanned business district • (B) planned shopping center
Unplanned business districts • An unplanned business district is a retail location where two or more stores locate together or in close proximity in such a way that the total arrangement is a mix of stores is not due to proper long run planning, • Stores based on what is best for them and not for the district.
Central business district • Is the hub of retailing. • Is synonymous with down town. • They draw people from far flung places • Depending on the city area can be more than one CBD
Advantages and disadvantages • Public transport • Variety of stores, services, products • Customers • Traffic • Parking • Frail conditions of stores • High rent
Secondary business district • Unplanned shopping area in a city or town that is usually located on a major intersection of a city. • SBD is smaller than that of CBD
Neighborhood Business District • Appeals to single residential area .
STRINGS • An group of retailers located near a highway or isolated place. • Starts as an isolated venture and grows as more stores come in to form a string.
The planned shopping center • Consists of a group of architecturally owned or managed stores designed & operated as a unit based on balanced tenancy & surrounded by parking facility. • Size & mix depends on the type of trading area.
ADVANTAGES • Well rounded assortments of goods and services based on long range of planning • One stop family shopping • Cooperative planning and cost sharing • parking
REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER • Large planned shopping centers, serves large trading area, high rent, food court and entertainment facility.
NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPING CENTER • Moderate size, attract the neighborhood, start planned and then become unplanned .
SPECIALIZED MARKET • Market famous for a particular product categories.
Site selection • Adequacy and potential traffic passing the store. • Complimentary nature of adjacent store. • Parking • Accessibility • Visibility • cost
TRADE AREA • Is the geographic area from where a retailer draws majority of its customers. • Primary zone – derives 60-65% • Secondary zone- 30-35% • Tertiary zone- 10-15%