6.15: Introduction to Retail Trading Area
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What you’ll learn to do: Explain the significance of selecting a store location
Retail trading areas can be primary, secondary or fringe. We will discuss each and determine ways to identify the trading areas for a new or expanding retail establishment.
Learn More
- Review the Mapping Analytics website for trading area information.
- This article on Trade Area Analysis has a great deal of helpful information regarding retail trading areas in small city downtown areas.
- “Retail Management: Business Location” on Tutorials Point has some interesting information on types of retail trading areas.
Contributors and Attributions
CC licensed content, Original
- Introduction to Retail Trading Area. Authored by: Freedom Learning Group. Provided by: Lumen Learning. License: CC BY: Attribution
CC licensed content, Shared previously
- SM Mall of Asia wide pan. Authored by: Mike Gonzalez. Provided by: Wikimedia Commons. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SM_Mall_of_Asia_wide_pan.jpg. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike