CASE STUDY
How to increase foot traffic in clothing stores?Thursday, November 4, 2021 Retailers can apply location intelligence techniques and foot traffic analytics to understand consumer mobility patterns, measure foot traffic at each store, understand the performance of their outlets, and estimate competitor turnover. The correlation between foot traffic visitation, sales, and the success of retail apparel franchises have been studied and proven, so the development of this type of analysis has become a priority in the site selection process and expansion modeling.
CASE STUDY
Footfall analytics: San Pablo vs. Guadalajara pharmaciesFriday, October 22, 2021 Mobility analytics and location intelligence play an important role in business by helping to understand the behavioral patterns of consumers in any given zone of interest or point of sale. Pedestrian flow analysis, location intelligence and point-of-interest categorization have revolutionized the way retail and wholesale industries implement expansion, commercial and operational strategies in the pharmaceutical sector.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
POI analytics in Luxury Shopping MallsThursday, October 14, 2021 The POI characterization through Big Data has become more frequent as it allows the implementation of strategies and solutions within the business sectors. The variety of solutions based on location intelligence and zone characterization rely on efficient POI analysis, which benefits any type of business. New Austin - Guanacaste FlightFriday, June 11, 2021 As of November 2, American Airlines will begin operating the route between the U.S. city of Austin, Texas, and the Costa Rican province of Guanacaste. The new route will be offered to the public three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays) and arises at the request of the airline's customers, who were looking for more connections and international non-stop alternatives for the fall and winter season, informed the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT). Blow to Democracy ReportedMonday, May 3, 2021 After the dismissal of the magistrates of the Constitutional Chamber and the Attorney General in El Salvador, the business sector affirms that these are "facts that consolidate an attack against democracy and threaten the liberties of Salvadorans". In the elections held last February 28, Nuevas Ideas, a party led by president Nayib Bukele, achieved a resounding victory that allows it to have a qualified majority in the Legislative Assembly. Southwest will Resume Flights between Costa Rica and the U.S.Monday, May 3, 2021 Starting June 6, the U.S. airline will resume flights to Juan Santamaria and Daniel Oduber Quiros international airports, offering a daily route from Houston, Texas to San Jose and Liberia, as well as a weekly flight from Baltimore, Maryland to Guanacaste. There are nine airlines connecting our country with the U.S., our main tourist source market: Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Alaska, American Airlines, JetBlue, Spirit, Sun Country, Frontier (as of July 1) and Southwest (as of June 6), informed the Costa Rican Tourism Institute. Packaging and Plastics: Company Closes OperationsTuesday, March 30, 2021 In Nicaragua, Astro Packing Solution, a company involved in the manufacture of packaging and plastic products, notified its clients that it will close indefinitely due to a shortage of raw materials. CentralAmericaData anticipated this scenario in mid-February. According to a publication dated February 15, due to the shortage of raw materials and the bottlenecks in the production of the inputs demanded by the plastics industry, businessmen in the region predicted that in the coming months the prices of the products manufactured by the sector would increase. Freight Transport: Rate Increase AnnouncedTuesday, March 16, 2021 Because the price of fuels in Nicaragua has increased consecutively during the last 18 weeks, companies dedicated to provide cargo services announce that rates could increase between 5% and 10%. During 2020 the price of hydrocarbons was considerably reduced, but currently in the international market the price of a barrel of oil exceeds $60, which is similar to the amount reported prior to the covid-19 pandemic. Labor Market: Bill Moves ForwardFriday, February 12, 2021 In Panama, the first debate was approved in the first debate of the legislative project that intends to gradually reintegrate the employees to their companies, the same that have already restarted their activities and that in 2020 suspended labor contracts due to the crisis caused by the covid-19 outbreak. The bill legalizing the gradual reintegration of suspended contract workers to their companies, which will be in force until the end of the year, has been pending in the National Assembly since February 8, after being submitted to the Presidency by the Minister of Labor, Doris Zapata. Vehicle Fleet Increased in 2020: How to Explain?Monday, January 18, 2021 Restrictions on mobilization due to the number of plates, the fear of using public transportation and the increase in demand for delivery services explain the 8% growth that Guatemala's vehicle fleet experienced between 2019 and 2020. As a result of the outbreak of covid-19, during the second quarter of 2020, Guatemalan authorities decided to suspend ground passenger transportation and also imposed restrictions on the mobility of vehicles with private plates, which were applied based on their license plate number. Construction: Changes in Market RulesMonday, January 11, 2021 Because projects that were planned prior to the pandemic are expected to be developed in Guatemala in 2021 and 2022, developers will need to assess whether they need to rethink them, as some market conditions have changed in this new reality. Because of the pandemic resulting from the covid-19 outbreak in the country, several projects were delayed or not implemented during 2020. Lala Closure: Milk will be Purchased by Dos PinosWednesday, December 9, 2020 As a result of the closure of Grupo Lala's factory in Costa Rica, the 37 thousand liters of milk that 70 local producers sold daily to the company of Mexican origin were left without a buyer, however, Dos Pinos promised to acquire the product. On December 1st Grupo Lala informed that it will close the milk plant that operates in the province of Alajuela. According to the company, the factory will stop operating on December 11th. Food, Medicine and Price RiseWednesday, December 2, 2020 The business sector in Guatemala is anticipating an increase in the prices of food and medicines, due to the government's decision to raise the cost of procedures such as the issuance of licenses and health registrations, required to market these products. By means of Government Agreement 179-2020, which entered into force on December 1, 2020, new fees were imposed for the services of procedures for licenses, registrations and other processes for medicines, laboratories, pharmaceuticals, food products and others. Textile Sector: Less Income, Less JobsThursday, September 17, 2020 After the impact caused by the covid-19 outbreak, Nicaraguan businessmen in the sector estimate that in the first seven months of the year the maquila industry have stopped exporting close to $300 million and have had to lay off some 6 thousand employees. The drop in demand in the United States, which is one of the main destination markets for exports of clothing made in Nicaragua, explains part of the drop in income for companies operating in the country. Labor Contracts Begin to ReactivateTuesday, August 25, 2020 As part of the process of reopening the Panamanian economy, it is estimated that in the last two weeks close to 90,000 work contracts have been reactivated, which represents 30% of the suspended labor agreements. Due to the outbreak of covid-19 and the restrictions imposed by the Panamanian authorities on most economic activities, from March to date about 292 thousand labor contracts have been suspended. |
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