LDA is a market based consultancy which provides a variety of affordable, transformative real estate location intelligence services that benefit private as well as public sector clients.

Private Sector Services

Our primary Target User Groups include multi-unit retail and restaurant owners and franchisors, as well as new franchisees and emerging small business owners – all of whom understand that future success is closely linked to their ability to identify “Home Run” locations.

Working as a consultant in the private sector, Location Decision Advisors uses its many years of “hands on” experience and expertise to provide retail and restaurant clients with the following specialized services:

  • Developing site selection criteria, standards, and guidelines
  • Demographics and Psychographics guidance
  • Design, administration, and evaluation of customer surveys
  • Customer spotting maps
  • Trade area analyses
  • Market penetration and expansion strategies
  • Second Opinions
  • Zoning assistance
  • Mentoring
  • Training Seminars
  • Site Visits
  • Mobile workshops
  • Writing and negotiating Letters of Intent
  • Lease reviews and negotiations
  • Field research
  • Sales forecasting
  • Coaching

Noteworthy Quote

“You need to focus your efforts, your energy, and your money on finding only one type of location – the ‘Home Run.'”

Public Sector Services

LDA also uses its hands on experience and expertise to assist clients in urban, suburban, and non metropolitan communities by offering the following consulting services:

  • Business district and shopping center audits
  • Field trips/mobile workshops
  • Retreats
  • Visioning for commercial district growth and revitalization
  • Site and development plan reviews and commentary
  • Developer solicitation

Working closely with staff, local elected and appointed officials, local residents, local business owners, local property owners, and developers, our goal is to facilitate the creation of vibrant, synergistic business clusters which help foster not only additional retail and restaurant investment, but, result in both increased daytime and nighttime consumer spending as well as tax base enhancement.