Location Intelligence

Whether you’re exhibiting or attending, trade shows are an excellent opportunity to make connections, generate leads and close deals.

Shake’s Frozen Custard has been serving smiles and delicious frozen treats since 1991, now with dozens of locations throughout the South, Mid-South and Southeast regions of the US. Forward thinking and creativity have fueled Shake’s growth and led the company to receive recognition as one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s Top Franchises— and SiteZeus is the latest tool to keep Shake’s at the cusp of innovation.

A whimsical, worldly, and well-disposed thirteen-year-old: seemingly a wonderful and wealthy opportunity for any retailer. However, this opportunity, which we now understand as the Generation Z shopper, comes with new challenges associated with an unfolding, untested digital marketplace. Staying ahead of the curve of consumption is crucial as Generation Z teens begin to shop en masse.

Plenty of celebrities have launched restaurants over the years; now, the Wahlberg family is coming in hot into the restaurant scene with fresh branding and delicious homemade burgers.

TAMPA, Fla. (August 2, 2018) — SiteZeus, a leader in location intelligence technology solutions, today announced it has hired Larry Salinas as its new Business Development, Sales Engineer. In addition, Salinas will leverage his years of experience as an end user in the retail industry to help SiteZeus refine its products and improve on functionality that can better serve client needs.

Forward thinking retailers are increasingly embracing big data in their business decisions when choosing new store locations. Using INRIX big data, site-selection companies help retailers pinpoint their target demographics and see where shoppers are coming from and analyze the potential profitability of millions of retail locations.

TAMPA, Fla. (April 27, 2018) — After a year of major growth, SiteZeus, the leading SaaS site-selection platform for retail industries, is taking home another win. SiteZeus CTO Chuck Cooper represented the startup at the second annual Chicago Machine Learning VC Summit where he competed against other machine-learning companies in a pitch to a crowd of entrepreneurs, developers and prospective customers. The event hosted over 600 attendees and 20 speakers in 2017.

What do chicken wings, casual dining, and NOLA-inspired cuisine have in common? If they fall under the banner of Ballard Brands, we must be talking about the company’s Creole-influenced Wow Cafes, Boardhouse Serious Sandwiches, The Original City Diners, and the one-two combo of PJ’s Coffee of New Orleans and New Orleans Roast Coffee and Tea. Begun by brothers Paul, Scott, and Steve Ballard in 2012 and today consisting of 150 outlets, this culinary tribute to their home state of Louisiana is spreading the good word, and good food, of the area around the world.

It seems like a strange juxtaposition between business, but in the highly competitive world of in-vestments and customer service could you find a single company offering both taste tempting bar food and automotive paint and collision services. That’s exactly what Atticus Franchises have been doing since it began. This Atlanta-based private equity firm is focused on high return investment opportunities, with the WingStop casual restaurants and Maaco bodyshops the core of their extensive Southeastern US portfolio.

British eatery Wagamama is a company on a mission, and with core values like ‘fresh,’ ‘restless,’ ‘playful’ and ‘free,’ their goal is to spread positivity through nutritious, delicious cuisine from care-fully sourced ingredients. It’s all part of their desire to bring people and the community together. They currently have establishments in New York and Boston, but the company is looking to expand its reach in the US, hoping to leave diners refreshed and feeling better than when they walked through the doors.

Site selection technology is continuing to evolve rapidly and drive transformative change to “old school” site selection practices and methods. SiteZeus is on the cutting edge of that transformation with its location intelligence platform that is powered by the latest in AI and machine learning predictive analytics. Co-founder Keenan Baldwin recently shared his insights on what’s ahead for location intelligence.

It’s an ongoing debate between burger aficionados – flame broiled or grilled on a flat-top. Some swear by the traditional hot metal surface, while others will only savor the flavor created by fire. Burger King has long been an advocate of the former, a position that has helped the company stand out among the competition. For Partner and Franchisee Broadway Restaurant Group, there’s a de-sire to beat the competition, delight each guest, invest in people, and dream big.