Services for retailers

Our forecasts give retailers the best chance of success to set-up shop in the right place at the right time. 

 

How we can help

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How we help Australian retailers 

Our forecasts empower retailers to make confident location decisions that will strengthen their network strategy. 

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Maximise store sales performance

Use detailed population forecasts and demographic insights to identify areas with strong growth potential, ensuring your stores are positioned to attract and retain customers.

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Find the right locations

Pinpoint the best sites for new stores by combining population trends, local demographics, and neighborhood-level forecasts, helping you secure high-performing locations.

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Support lease negotiations

Back up your lease discussions with robust data on projected trade area growth, providing confidence to landlords and justifying occupancy costs.

 

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Optimise your network strategy 

Ensure your network is positioned for long-term success by leveraging data to refine store placement, identify gaps, and consolidate underperforming locations. 

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Strengthen businsess cases

Build compelling, data-backed business cases that resonate with investors, stakeholders, and landlords, driving approval for new store openings or relocations. 

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Plan for long term success

Understand how population and market trends will evolve over time, ensuring your stores remain relevant and profitable in a changing retail landscape.

 

How retailers use population forecasts to calculate Retail Catchment Value

We work with some of Australia's best known retailers to help them understand when, where and how much the population is forecast to grow in any place, so they can feel confident in the future sales potential of a store location.

 

Helping Kingswim find their next opportunity

 

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Trusted by Australia's leading retailers

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Enjoy the first-mover advantage against competitors and open-up shop in the area first.

 

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Avoid the costs of over-specifying infrastructure or prematurely opening store locations.

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Our data can easily integrate into your workflows to support ongoing network planning and decision making. 

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Revenue forecasting

Retailers use our population and housing forecasts to project future revenue potential and evaluate new locations with more confidence.

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Site selection & network optimisation

Using granular demographic and growth data, retailers can make strategic site decisions and refine their network planning.

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Occupancy costs

Understand occupancy cost ratios to ensure sustainable profitability across locations.

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Investment planning

We help retailers align their construction costs and investment per square meter with realistic revenue potential.

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Stronger negotiations

Retailers use our respected, independent forecasts to support lease negotiations and justify their level of investment in a given location.

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Stakeholder confidence

Present an evidence-based market analysis to validate investment decisions and demonstrate market potential with investors and other stakeholders.

 

 

What do we forecast and why are we the most trusted in Australia?

All our forecasting services are underpinned by our National Forecasting Program. Produced by Australia's most trusted, independent forecasting team, the program provides the most consistent & detailed forecasts of population, housing and residential development available in Australia.

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Add our insights to your evidence base

From one-off reports to tailored data partnerships, we can help you make data-driven decisions with unique information about places and how they are changing. 

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Bring the full power of our National Forecasting Program into your business. Support your in-house analysis with the latest forecasts and executive briefings from our experts.

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forecast.id hotspot report

Find a location near the people you serve with a tailored report that identifies up to ten locations with the highest number of people in your target demographic. 

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forecast.id location reports

Whether you're investing in a new location or checking your current strategy is on track, forecast.id reports quantify future demand around a known location.

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