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By Charlotte Walker 29 Apr, 2024
We are excited to be celebrating five years of GMAP Analytics today. In these past five years we have completed copious consultancy projects globally in numerous industries and have developed new products and datasets; IMPACT, RetailVision and LeisureVision. Our team has grown and consolidated considerably from mainly analytical backgrounds to a cohesive and skilful team.
By Charlotte Walker 17 Apr, 2024
Last year we analysed the location planning strategies of 6 retailers entering the UK; exploring where and how these retailers decided to locate their first store, and the retail location planning behind these choices. This year we decided to reverse this and explore the retail location planning of British brands which have recently opened stores outside of the UK.
Changing Tracks: The Evolution of UK Railways in a Consumerist Era
By Charlotte Walker 31 Mar, 2024
The UK’s rail network, just like the UK's retail network, is a dynamic commercial landscape. With the changes in remote and hybrid working, the growing popularity of e-commerce, as well as rail strikes and the growth in electric vehicles, the need for adaptation and growth in rail is clear. In this blog, we discuss the distribution of train stations and the potential ways to encourage train use in the UK, using MVPLUS.
By Tom Wright-Anderson 14 Mar, 2024
At GMAP we are always excited to explore and implement innovative technologies and methods, and also to combine science, art and technology as we have done for the past thirty years in our location planning consultancy and geodemographic analysis.
Counting Sheep and People: A Census-ational Journey
By Tom Wright-Anderson 15 Feb, 2024
We discuss how GMAP uses census data in MVPLUS and our other products, and also how your company can benefit from geodemographic analysis that our census-filled geodemographic datasets or our network plans can provide.
UK retail intelligence and location planning insights and developments
By Charlotte Walker 30 Jan, 2024
GMAP are experts in location intelligence, planning and consultancy. We've explored the recent and upcoming new stores in the UK , some of which are brands that are new to the UK or new to physical retail, or are being resurrected after the impacts of COVID-19.
The GMAP Analytics Location Planning Team
11 Jan, 2024
Last year GMAP hired two new Graduate Location Planners. To celebrate, they have reflected on their first 6 months and introduced themselves in our latest blog.
By Alice Goddard 14 Dec, 2023
At Christmas Amazon depend on their distribution network to ensure Santa delivers on time! At GMAP, we’ve analysed the regions of UK best served by Amazon Distribution Centres.
Chinese EV Growth in UK Electirc Vehicle Market
16 Nov, 2023
We've used our expert automotive knowledge plus our automotive data to analyse the growth of Chinese automotive brands in the UK Electric Car Market. The transition away from new Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles is gaining traction as OEM’s plan for the UK Governments 2035 target. New BEV registrations have risen rapidly with consumers choosing these greener alternatives to traditional fossil fuel powered vehicles.
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