GeoData

Republic of Ireland Retail Places

Retail Places is one of our most popular datasets. We have now expanding this to Republic of Ireland.

Market Visits

European Fast Fashion Sweeping the West End

In my June blog, I discussed my view on the future of Oxford Street, coming to the conclusion that although it faced some challenges, it was still an attractive shopping destination that would remain strong well into the future.

Our Team

FOSS4G Boston 2017

From August 13th – 19th Dennis & Kerst flew to Boston to take part in the annual FOSS4G conference – thanks GEOLYTIX!

GeoData

Public Transport Data

Public transport data is fundamental to any consumer-orientated location planning project.

Team Thoughts

The changing face of Enfield. Ditching mainstream fashion for wine tasting, a pedicure and a Cuban night

I moved to Enfield 13 years ago, leaving Crouch End to take advantage of the lower house prices.

Our Team

We’ve nearly outgrown our favourite Curly Whirly cake

We were delighted to welcome Agata and Dan to our growing team last month.

GeoData

Education Data 2017

Currently in the UK, about 25% of the population are in education.

Team Thoughts

The Future of Oxford Street: Strength to Strength or Fighting for Survival?

London’s Oxford Street is one of the busiest shopping destinations in the world with a history stretching back well over 100 years.

Open Data

Retail Points Update - May 2017

Not only has it been busy in the Geolytix office but as always in the turbulent world of food retail there having been many announcements over the past few months.

GeoData

GEOLYTIX Point of Interest Data 2017

Location planning spans a wide range of industries from retail to the public sector. Complex decisions require a multitude of inputs, and that is where Geolytix’s Point of Interest (POI) data can be used.

Open Data

Administrative Boundaries > OpenStreetMap

Here at GEOLYTIX we believe that the best available administrative boundaries data should be open and easily accessible. We are a little vain in respect to our maps. Badly fitting boundaries should not be crossed out.

Team Thoughts

We’re still telling our customers where to go – a year in the world of location planning and network strategy

Whilst for many 2016 was heavily tainted by Brexit and Trump, for Geolytix it has been a year of establishing our European and Global Strategy.

Market Visits

Fresh Trader: Can a wholesaler succeed on the high street?

We welcome back Angela, our guest blogger, who shares her view on a different kind of grocery store…

Market Visits

Birmingham New Street/Grand Central: A space fit for the 21st century

On a fleeting visit to Birmingham I had some time to explore the redeveloped area at Grand Central/ New Street station.

Team Thoughts

Fishnets, Honeycombs and Footballs – Better spatial models with hexagonal grids.

I love the unique mathematical properties of hexagonal tiling for spatial analysis and the inherent possibility to create beautiful bi-variate hex maps.

Market Visits

Bunnings first UK opening: An Aussie sausage sizzle in the snow

The shake up of the UK DIY sector recently got underway in St Albans with the opening of the first UK Bunnings.

Market Visits

Smiles and Giggles = Smiggle

We’re excited to post our first guest blog. Angela shares her take on one of the new retailers to hit the UK…

Our Team

Happy New Year!

So we have survived our first work week of 2017 – even if it was only 4 days.

Market Visits

The Dining Club – IKEA

“It doesn’t matter what you make, it’s the people that are the best ingredients.”

Open Data

Retail Points Update - October 2016

Since the last release of Retail Points the Netto and Sainsburys joint venture trial has ended resulting in closure of all 16 stores.

Our Team

FOSS4G 2016 – Bonn

Last week Geolytix touched down in Bonn for the 2016 FOSS4G.

Market Visits

Veggie Pret – Not just for Veggie’s

During the month of June Pret A Manger opened a pop-up vegetarian store – not a ‘new concept store’, they acknowledged.

Our Team

Location Planning and Data Analytics firm Geolytix win Queen’s Award for Enterprise

London-based Geolytix have today won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for creating innovative spatial algorithms that help retailers profitably attract and serve customers in a complex multi-channel world.

Open Data

Open Supermarkets now known as Retail Points

Today sees the release of the latest instalment of Open Supermarkets, we have now renamed this Retail Points.

Our Team

Samantha’s Week One – Back to Maps…

It’s been a buzz so far! I’ve been reminded of the power of data and a map together. Once combined questions that seemed unanswerable are suddenly simple.