We use the best data and the most sophisticated forecasting practices.
Our experts utilize numerous modeling and machine learning strategies (including cluster analysis, multilevel regression modeling, neural networks, genetic programming, and spatial allocation modeling) and the best data to offer accurate sales forecasting at every level where data is available: daily, monthly or yearly. Our models take into account the qualities of the individuals who shop in our clients’ stores, the characteristics of the time of year, and the detailed features of the environment such as real estate prices, competitor locations, access, cannibalization, and weather. We leverage the robust historical weather data and accurate year ahead forecasts of WeatherTrends, the industry leader in business weather guidance, to offer the most location-specific sales forecasting projections.
We bring together forecasting research and real estate practice like nobody else.
Our scientists are PhDs on the forefront of research and practice in predictive modeling. And our unmatched real estate experts leverage years of practice in the real estate industry to help produce forecasting solutions that generate accurate results and ensure profit-making real estate decisions. We are different because we have the ability to quantify the qualitative real estate variables that are so often neglected in sales forecasting models.
Our decision making tools are customized to our clients’ every need.
We take pride in the collaborative approach that enables us to provide creative solutions for our clients’ data capabilities, variety of project goals, and financial priorities. We have no “off the shelf products,” which means we are committed to creating every solution from scratch. We communicate with our clients’ regularly, offering frequent reporting, and working continuously to improve our models in response to their ongoing comments and suggestions.
Our deliverables provide the best return on investment.
We leverage our real estate expertise to provide actionable recommendations for each location through our site rating system. And we include important cost-benefit analyses that help our clients factor lease terms, building costs, and hurdle rates into their decision making processes. These tools help our clients maximize profits by locating at the right sites. Just as important, our tools save our clients significant expenditures by reducing the human resources needed to evaluate prospective locations, by limiting the number of candidate sites that require deposits and environmental reports, and by shortening the lead time for sites likely to move forward with construction.