Choose a shop location around the customer journey
A shop location should be assessed through the customer's journey and the operator's daily work. A prominent district name cannot answer those questions on its own.
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A shop location should be assessed through the customer's journey and the operator's daily work. A prominent district name cannot answer those questions on its own.
Observe the approach
Visit at the times relevant to the intended trade. Review visibility, pedestrian routes, parking and neighbouring uses. Distinguish actual observations from projections about future footfall.
Check the unit
Investigate frontage, services, loading, waste arrangements and the work required to open. Obtain written terms and clarify use requirements. The useful location is one that supports a workable business at an understood total cost.