Retail location by Gulnaz Bektemirova https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy Seminar en-us 2018-10-03 03:30:13 UTC 2018-10-03 05:08:53 UTC hello@padlet.com 2. Discussion case gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288439857
YOU BE THE CONSULTANT – The “Rohat” of Parkent

Entrepreneurs  Jamshid and Mukhlisa Mashkhurbekovs sought to save and revitalize their city center Parkent’s main street by establishing a coffee shop that offers unique design, product, and service features. The Mashkhurbekovs took advantage of a state-sponsored loan programme and through their hard work have created the “Rohat” of Parkent “where everybody knows your name” place.

Q 1. What advantages and disadvantages does choosing a city center location offer the entrepreneurs like Jamshid and Mukhlisa?

Q2. What factors should entrepreneurs evaluate when comparing a city center  location against a locations in a shopping center or mall? Business district? Residential area?

]]> 2018-10-03 03:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288439857 1. True/False gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288439906 1.  Few decisions are as important for retailers as the choice of a location 
2.  Retail compatibility describes the benefits a company receives by locating near other businesses selling complementary products and services 
3.  One of the key factors in choosing a location for a big-box category specialist is finding a location with high traffic volume and easy accessibility 
4.  On average, the typical central business district has more parking spaces per square meter of shopping space than the typical shopping mall. 
5.  Because they are centrally located, central business district locations offer business owners the ability to attract customers from the entire trading area of the city 
6.  Many central business districts suffer from intense competition, high rental rates, traffic congestion, and inadequate parking facilities. 
7.  For convenience shopping, locating near competitors makes sense.
8.  For some retailers, particularly in comparison shopping, locating near competitors makes sense because similar business located near one another can increase traffic flow to all. 
]]> 2018-10-03 03:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288439906 Picking the right location gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288440171 Building traffic]]> 2018-10-03 03:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288440171 Picking the right location gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288440323 Traffic is the right one?]]> 2018-10-03 03:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288440323 4. Mini case - Greek Heaven gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288441151 Kostas has operated a neighborhood restaurant in Feruza district in Tashkent for over 30 years. Kostas is planning to move to Greece and has put the business up for sale. The restaurant, which caters to the local trade, is well known in the Greek community of feruza district and having the best authentic Greek food, but it is not in a traditional restaurant district. The restaurant has parking for 10 cars. Most customers park on the street. In the past, this was not a problem as there was a great deal of walk-in business from the neighborhood. Now, however, a new four-lane highway passes by the front door of the restaurant. There is a stoplight on the corner the restaurant is on to improve access to the highway for drivers emerging from the neighborhood. However, the restaurant is still doing well financially.
Mavjuda and Ravshan are brother and sister who share a love for cooking and a desire to be in the restaurant business. All of their relatives have encouraged them to quit their jobs and buy the restaurant. Mavjuda and Ravshan were reared two blocks from the restaurant, and both worked part-time for Kostas while in college.

Questions:
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the restaurant’s current location?
2. What site analysis criteria are relevant to Mavjuda and Ravshan’s evaluation of the restaurant’s locations?]]> 2018-10-03 03:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288441151 A tsunami of store closings is about to hit the US — and it's expected to eclipse the retail carnage of 2017 gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288441340 Dependence on co-locators]]> 2018-10-03 03:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288441340 Analysis. gulnazk2000 https://padlet.com/gulnazk2000/jj0z6xiz3boy/wish/288441516 Choose a shopping mall in Tashkent Draw a map of the stores. Analyze whether the stores are clustered in some logical manner. For instance, are all the high-end stores together? Is there a good mix of retailers catering to comparison shoppers near one another?

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