Overview
RetailSonar is Europe's leading location planning software for companies designing future-proof location networks and improving existing site performance. The company serves 200+ European customers across 16+ countries and employs 60+ geomarketing experts.
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- 𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. The real question: how do consumers move through your market, and what does that mean for your entire store network? We'll be at 𝗠𝗔𝗣𝗜𝗖 in Cannes on 3–4 November to show the latest RetailSonar updates: • Footfall and car traffic data for more precise revenue predictions • Network simulations for expansion, M&A and takeover scenarios • RetailSonar data in your own dashboards and AI agents Want to see it live? Meet us at booth R7.D11 for a 20-minute demo. 👇 Book your
- 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌲🧗🔥 We traded our screens for helmets, campfires, live music and a karaoke night. Two days in the Ardennes with the whole team: 🧗 A height parkour through the treetops 🔥 Cooking dinner for 40 over an open fire 🍽️ A long table in the forest at golden hour 🎤 Live music, and a karaoke night we won't forget soon A wholesome and well-deserved break for the whole team. Now we're refreshed and ready to make smart location decisions with you again! 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼
- 𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿, 𝗳𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 🏆 On 8 October, we celebrated with our customers at the Theadrôme in Antwerp. Five of them went home with an award: 📍 𝗠𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰: 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮, using our platform the most frequently. 📍 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀: 𝗚𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘄𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗿, going to market in Germany with RetailSonar. 📍 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺, for pushing us to build something new. 📍
- What do fitness, pizza and drugstores have in common? 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. At our 15-year customer event, five speakers showed that location decides far more than where you open a store: 👉 Els Breugelmans (KU Leuven): vacancy is a local problem. A vacant unit within walking distance lowers a supermarket's performance. A few kilometres further, the effect disappears. Competitors in the vicinity have a clear negative effect, but some neighbours actually help. 👉 Adriaan Bos (Basic-Fit): from
- 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, and we celebrated with the customers who got us here. 🥂 We started out as GeoIntelligence: 5 people for a handful of customers. Today we are a team of more than 𝟱𝟬, working with more than 𝟮𝟬𝟬 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 in 𝟭𝟱 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. Retailers, QSR chains, real estate players and charging point operators use our platform to decide where to open, which locations to keep and how to get the most out of every location. Some of them have been with
- We're happy to announce that Els Breugelmans, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 at KU Leuven, will be presenting at 𝟭𝟱 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿 on 8 October! 🎙️ She'll moderate throughout the day and connect the talks. But first, she will talk about her own research on 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 in Belgium. While some vacancy is healthy, more than 𝟭𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀. Els calls it "a disease for the city". Empty
- 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗢 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗟 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲? 🏆 Come to our booth and put your location instinct to the test. Pick the location you think is most valuable, and our predictive models calculate its revenue potential on the spot. Every score goes on the leaderboard. The highest score wins 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝟲𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 with one of our retail experts. Bring your strategic expansion challenges, and together we'll work out how to solve them. 📍 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗕𝟭𝟱,
- 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 & 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 📍 Do you love creating structure, getting the details right and helping people have a great experience at work? Then we'd like to meet you. You'll keep the practical side of working at RetailSonar running smoothly: 💼 Coordinate payroll for Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany with our payroll partners 📋 Handle HR administration & documentation, onboarding, contracts, and our company car fleet 🏢 Run the day-to-day of our Ghent office 🎉
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Christophe Van HueleDecision Intelligence Engineer→Founder at Solvice
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