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The changing retail landscape

With more stores closing than opening in 2020, it is not surprising that UK high streets are left with empty retail units. Instead of leaving the spaces unused, developers are turning to new ways to use the space.

Census

Census 2021 - A big day for data

With census day soon approaching on Sunday the 21st of March, we thought we'd get Blair's take on this once in a decade event.

Our Team

Apprenticeship Reflection

After joining the team in August 2019, I have completed my Level 4 Analyst apprenticeship and was awarded a Distinction. I thought it would be time to reflect on my time at Geolytix so far.

Team Thoughts

International Women & GEOLYTIX

To celebrate International Women's Day, I thought it would be a brilliant time to celebrate all the fantastic women in the GEOLYTIX team

Team Thoughts

The Geography of Pokémon GO

With the nation locked away, its not surprising we turned to the world of AR and VR. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Pokémon, we delve into the phenomenon of Pokémon GO, and the impact on mobility and tourism alongside the growing presence of AR in the retail world.

GeoData Featured

Global Retail Places

Retail Places identify areas where potential customers are attracted to interact with a retail environment. Retail Venues sit within these to specifically define a concentration of retail within a retail place.

MAPP

MAPP Q+A: Location Intelligence for Location Planning

Jasmin, our MAPP product manager, answers some of our most common MAPP related questions

MAPP

Weekly Retail Recovery feeds and activity hotspot maps in MAPP

Mobile ping data is now integrated into MAPP allowing you to use real-life mobile activity data to inform your location decisions. Combining this with our Retail Recovery Index you can track retail recovery trends comparing against both regional and national averages.

Team Thoughts

Playing to win: Board Game Cafés and the Communal Meeting Space

The UK’s new indoor lifestyle has prompted a boom in the board game industry over the past year, building on past successes. Waiting to eat up this new demand are the country’s surviving board game cafés, provided we haven’t been too scared away from meeting up in person.

Open Data Featured

Geolytix Supermarket Retail Points V19

Our comprehensive data set of supermarket and convenience store locations across the UK, Retail Points, has now been updated and released the 19th version.

COVID-19

Australia: WFH to a COVID safe workplace.

We look at the effect 2020 has played on the workforce and employment patterns around Australia, a country on its journey out of lockdown.

COVID-19

Will the most walked path be the online high-street in 2021?

Covid-19 and lockdowns in particular have affected how the UK is shopping, predominately a surge in online shopping. Once lockdown is lifted, will we be itching to get back to the high-street or will online shopping continue to rise in popularity?

Team Thoughts

How to reinvent retail spaces for a more sustainable future?

The pandemic has accelerated the so-called Retail Armageddon and we are facing a dramatic oversupply of retail space in the UK. The repurposing of vacant or declining department stores, shopping centres and high streets will require creativity and imagination, but it will also require data.

MAPP

MAPP shortlisted for best Business Intelligence & Analytics Solution at the Cloud Awards 2020

GEOLYTIX MAPP has been shortlisted for the Clouds Award 2020. Having grown considerably in the last 5 years, our bespoke predictive location intelligence and mapping tool is now used by many major retailers, leisure and F&B operators globally. We're eagerly anticipating the announcement next month

COVID-19

Groundhog Day

2021 and the UK woke up in another lockdown. We're interested to see how the retail industry is handling a second lockdown; our data already indicates some similarities with last lockdown. Will a preparedness for lockdown have any impact this time round?

Team Thoughts

A 4-Month journey with Tesla: a change made on fuelling up

Tesla reached record sales last year, narrowly missing its half a million target. And with Tesla's entry-level Model 3 sedans now being manufactured at the Shanghai Gigafactory, Tesla is staying on top of the Chinese electric-car sales leader board.

COVID-19 Featured

A bit more help than just the Milkman

2020 was a year we will never forget and it changed the way we socially interacted as a nation. The food industry was significantly impacted, which opened doors for an old British favourite...the milkman.

Our Team Featured

Happy New Year

2020 was tough for all, but we hope 2021 offers some brighter news.

COVID-19 Featured

Life After Lockdown

Anecdotally, town and city centres have been busy since England Lockdown 2 ended last Wednesday. We’ve been busy processing up mobility data from Saturday to see what it tells us about the 18,000 Retail Places we monitor.

COVID-19 Featured

Did Somebody Say…It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…

Wednesday marked the end of England’s four-week Lockdown II. Many retailers will now be looking to salvage what they can following a tumultuous year. The run-up to Christmas is always a condensed & critical period but in 2020 this is exacerbated. So, what can we expect during these next three weeks?

COVID-19 Featured

Harnessing Mobility Data in Thailand

While Thailand has been successful at managing the Coronavirus pandemic the economic toll has been high with a sharp decline in international tourist arrivals and falling private investment leading to a forecasted -7.3% contraction of GDP in 2020.

COVID-19 Featured

Barnsley – the future looks bright for a town with real heart and soul

Across the country, 2020 has been challenging in a way that none of us expected it to be. Every village, town and city across the country has its own story of how the year has unfolded, and the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt.

COVID-19 Featured

The Wales Firebreak

The Wales Firebreak that came into effect on 23rd October attracted a great deal of media attention last week, with photographs of cordoned off ‘non-essential’ aisles a regular feature. But has the Wales Firebreak worked in terms of reducing activity?

Team Thoughts Featured

Consistency Across Borders

As retailers increasingly take a more regional or even global view of multi-channel strategy, the importance of defining and applying a consistent data and analytical approach across borders has also increased.

COVID-19 Featured

Tiers and Tears

Since areas of the UK began entering local lockdowns in September, we have assembled these boundaries as a useful resource to track what is going on.