Overview
Accessing the data
The layers for the "Retail Centers" can be found in the "Points of Interest" group underneath the "Buxton Data".
Data Information
Retail centers are clusters of retail, restaurant, and direct-to-consumer services businesses that range in size from small centers with only a few tenants to large centers with 100+ tenants.
In your SCOUT page these centers are broken up into 9 distinct categories:
Community Center
Tenant Count: 20+
Outdoor, not enclosed center with 20+ general merchandise and services tenants. These centers generally do not include upscale retail or large power center tenants.
Typical tenants: Discount stores, grocery stores, drug stores, sporting goods, etc.
Factory Outlet
Tenant Count: Varies
Manufacturers' and retailers' outlet stores selling brand name goods at a discount.
Typical tenants: Manufacturers' and retailers' outlets
Lifestyle Center
Tenant Count: 2+ upscale or luxury retail stores
Upscale national-chain specialty stores with dining and entertainment in an outdoor setting.
Typical tenants: Upscale and luxury retail
Neighborhood Center
Tenant Count: 10-20
Convenience-oriented centers with offerings similar to those of community centers, but with fewer tenants.
Typical tenants: Grocery stores, drug stores, etc
Power Center
Tenant Count: Varies
Outdoor, not enclosed shopping center with category-dominant anchors, including discount department stores, wholesale clubs, national hardware stores, etc
Typical tenants: Category killers, such as home improvement, discount department, warehouse club and off-price stores.
Regional Center
Tenant Count: Fewer than 115
Enclosed (stores under 1 central roof) general purpose or fashion-oriented shopping.
Typical tenants: Full-line or junior department store, mass merchant, discount department store and/or fashion apparel store.
Strip Center
Square feet: 10
Small retail center with convenience-oriented tenants, no major anchor draw, and a small trade area.
Typical tenants: Convenience stores
Super Regional Center
Tenant Count: 115+
Enclosed center with general purpose or fashion-oriented shopping. Offers more variety than regional centers.
Typical tenants: Full-line or junior department store, mass merchant, discount department store and/or fashion apparel store.
Legacy Retail Centers
Buxton's legacy retail center data has been retained in this area. Location names are configured using a "CENTER TYPE - CENTER NAME" naming convention (i.e. Regional Center - Main Street Shopping Center).
Follow-up Reading:
Return to the Buxton Data section to continue learning about our Points of Interest layers.
Utilize the Demand Analysis Tool to help you count the Points of Interest within a geography.
Learn about our Shopping Center Insights report by reading this article.