FOSS4G FOSS4G 2016 – Bonn Last week Geolytix touched down in Bonn for the 2016 FOSS4G. While Blair and Christoph listened to the business to business session and Dennis extended his skills knowledge at some
Where's Louise Veggie Pret – Not just for Veggie’s During the month of June Pret A Manger opened a pop-up vegetarian store – not a ‘new concept store’, they acknowledged. This Veggie Pret was a fun way to get feedback
Awards Location Planning and Data Analytics firm Geolytix win Queen’s Award for Enterprise London-based Geolytix have today won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for creating innovative spatial algorithms that help retailers profitably attract and serve customers in a complex multi-channel world. Despite
Open Data Open Supermarkets now known as Retail Points Today sees the release of the latest instalment of Open Supermarkets, we have now renamed this Retail Points. There have been changes in the UK supermarket world since the last
People Samantha’s Week One – Back to Maps… Week One – Back to Maps. It’s been a buzz so far! I’ve been reminded of the power of data and a map together. Once combined questions that seemed
Where's Louise Iceland Food Warehouse – Old Kent Road It has been a hot topic in the industry for a while that the discounters are continuing to grow in popularity and share of market spend, so Iceland is looking
Open Data Open Supermarkets – Now including Co-op Societies and Iceland With every release of the open supermarkets Geolytix aim to improve and build on the previous version. The long awaited addition of the rest of the Co-operative societies has been
Where's Louise The air is better up here – Trampoline parks Trampoline parks seem to be taking the UK by storm, they are opening all over. So Geolytix decided to have a team afternoon at Oxygen Free Jumping in Acton to
Retail Data Good Evenings at Pret a Manger In April of this year when Pret a Manger on The Strand introduced Good Evenings it went against the definition of their name. No longer ready to eat but instead
Retail Data Retail Places – New Release for 2015 If you need a product that provides an accurate retail background to support your decision making, this is it. Retail Places covers over 20,000 areas across the UK and
Retail Data Shop in shop: The Google Shop If you go down to Tottenham Court Road today you’re sure of a big surprise. Those familiar Google colours have come down to earth at the Currys PC World
Location Planning Spring Treat: Open Supermarkets – Version 5 The latest updated open supermarkets is now available. A total of 349 stores have been added since the previous release. This is a mixture of new stores and capturing missing
Spatial Data UK Universities Released and Available Now With over 2.2 million students currently studying (and spending) in the UK it pays to know where they are. Many students choose to live in halls of residence which
Location Planning Home of Smart Shopping I’m going to be honest I never went to a Netto when they were previously around in the UK during my school years. All I knew was that if
Retail Open Supermarket Locations – now includes the Co-operative Group Version 4 of open supermarkets is now available with the following notable additions to its predecessor: The Co-operative GroupMakroCostcoTesco HomeplusNettoYou might notice not all Co-ops are in this version of
Retail 1000th Holland and Barrett store At a time when high street stores are still at risk of closure following the turbulent economic climate of recent years, what is Holland & Barrett’s secret? The Trafford
Retail Data Open Supermarket Locations A drive or walk round any suburb or city nowadays seems to reveal at least one recently opened supermarket. Retailers and their different formats are opening up thick and fast,
Spatial Data National Business Awards Double Finalists GEOLYTIX ANNOUNCED AS DOUBLE AWARDS FINALIST Spatial Data Startup Selected for Blackberry™ Business Enabler of the Year and New Business of the Year in National Business Awards Location-planning firm, Geolytix,
Worker Data Workplace Data Release The world is getting more mobile and connected. As analysts we need to go beyond knowing what types of people sleep where. We need to know where people work, shop
Location Planning The Latest Phenomenon: Pop-Up Shops Flash retailing has become a popular concept. This is a new breed of pop-up shops, far from the tacky, messy seasonal shops that appear around a festive holiday, these are
Morrisons India Retail Landscape… A decade on Morrisons recently opened a refreshingly innovative store that encourages good old fashioned food shopping in a clear yet theatrical fashion. On their site at Preston Deepdale, Morrisons has revealed its
Location Planning Food is the Focus and the new Warehouse style Morrisons store Morrisons recently opened a refreshingly innovative store that encourages good old fashioned food shopping in a clear yet theatrical fashion. On their site at Preston Deepdale, Morrisons has revealed its
Census UK Open Census Data First off, congratulations to Jeni Tennison OBE and Keith Dugmore MBE on their gongs for services to Open Data. As we release our UK Open Census Data it is worth
Location Planning A year in and I’m still being the Customer The move from corporate life to helping build a start-up business is not insignificant – but what a year it’s been! I’ve enjoyed the changes that one might expect
Location Planning New Destination Format Tesco combines High Street feel with Supermarket experience There is much to be said for Tesco‘s new approach to out of town shopping. Food only shoppers will find what they want at the front and others will
