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Chapter 7
Retail Locations
McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2009 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Why is Store Location Important for a Retailer?
■ Location is typically prime consideration in customer’s store choice.
■ Location decisions have strategic importance because they can help to develop sustainable competitive advantage.
■ Location decisions are risky: invest or lease?
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Tradeoff Between Locations
Rent
Traffic
There are relative advantages and disadvantages to consider with each location.
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Unplanned Retail Locations
■ Freestanding Sites – location for individual store unconnected to other retailer
■ Advantages: Convenience High traffic and visibility Modest occupancy cost Separation from competition Few restrictions
■ Disadvantages: No foot traffic No drawing power The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc./Andrew Resek, photographer
JCPenney, Sears, Walgreens are shifting to stand alone locations
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Unplanned Retail Locations
Merchandise Kiosks – small temporary selling stations located in walkways of enclosed malls, airports, train stations or office building lobbies.
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City or Town Locations
Gentrification is bringing population back to the cities.
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Advantage to Retailers:
•Affluence returned•Young professionals•Returned empty-nesters•Incentives to move provided by cities•Jobs!•Low occupancy costs•High pedestrian traffic
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Central Business District (CBD)
■ Draws people into areas during business hours■ Hub for public transportation■ Pedestrian traffic■ Residents
■ High security required■ Shoplifting■ Parking is poor■ Evenings and weekends are slow
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Main Streets vs. CBDs
■ Occupancy costs lower than CBDs
■ They don’t attract as many people
■ There are not as many stores
■ Smaller selections offered■ Not as much
entertainment■ Some planners restrict
store operations
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Inner City
Inner city retailers achieve high sales volume, higher margins and higher profits
Unmet demand tops 25% in many inner city
markets
Inner city customer wants branded merchandise
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Shopping Centers
Shopping Center Management Controls:
•Parking•Security•Parking lot lighting•Outdoor signage•Advertising•Special events for customers
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Neighborhood and Community Centers
Attached row of stores
Managed as a unit
Onsite parking
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Advantages
Convenient locationsEasy parkingLow occupancy costs
Disadvantages
Limited trade areaLack of entertainmentNo protection from weather
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Power Centers
Shopping centers that consist primarily of collections of big-box retail stores such as discount stores (Target), off-price stores (Marshall’s), warehouse clubs (Costco), and category specialists (Lowe’s, Best Buy, Dick’s)
■ Open air set up■ Free-standing anchors■ Limited small specialty stores■ Many located near enclosed malls■ Low occupancy costs■ Convenient■ Modest vehicular and pedestrian traffic■ Convenient■ Modest vehicular and pedestrian traffic■ Large trade areas
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Shopping Malls
Advantages:Many different types of storesMany different assortments availableAttracts many shoppersMain Street for today’s shoppersNever worry about the weatherComfortable surrounding to shopUniform hours of operation
Disadvantages:Occupancy costs are highTenants may not like mall management control of operationsCompetition can be intense
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Lifestyle Centers
■ Usually located in affluent residential neighborhoods
■ Includes 50K sq. ft. of upscale chain specialty stores
■ Open-air configuration
■ Design ambience and amenities
■ Upscale stores
■ Restaurants and often a cinema or other entertainment
■ Small department store format may be there
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Fashion Specialty Centers
■ Upscale apparel shops■ Tourist areas/central business
districts■ Need not to be anchored■ Décor is elegant■ High occupancy costs■ Large trade area■ Ex. Phipps Plaza in Atlanta
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Outlet Centers
These shopping centers contain mostly manufacturers and retail outlet stores
Courtesy of Beall’s, Inc.
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Theme/Festival Centers
■ Located in places of historic interests or for tourists
■ Anchored by restaurants and entertainment facilities
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Mixed Use Developments (MXDs)
■ Combine several different uses into one complex, including shopping centers, office tours, hotels, residential complexes, civic centers, and convention centers.
■ Offer an all-inclusive environment so that consumers can work, live, and play in a proximal area
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Other Location Opportunities
Airports: Why wait with nothing to do?Rents are 20% higher than malls
Sales/sqft are 3-4 times higher than malls
Best airports are ones with many connecting flights
ResortsCaptive Audience
Well-to-do customer
Customers have time to shop
HospitalsPatients cannot leave
Gifts are available