POI analytics through Big Data techniques allows companies to understand an area of interest and thereby implement strategies, expansion models, and solutions within any business sector.
Information about a specific location or a set of similar locations can help companies make better decisions. Combined with additional contextual parameters such as human mobility, sociology, dynamics of an area, etc., POI data can be used to build meaningful information structures that enable more robust analysis and planning for expansion models.
Location intelligence and footfall analytics can be valuable tools for wholesale distributors to maximize their revenue, optimize their processes and choose the best distribution routes for their pickup and last-mile delivery processes.
The correlation between foot traffic patterns, visitation, sales, and the success of wholesale food distribution companies has been studied and proven, so the development of this type of analysis has become a priority in the process of site selection, supply chain process optimization, and expansion modeling.
Foot traffic and location analytics help wholesale distributors maximize profits, allowing them to reveal where operational inefficiencies are and then implement solutions in problem areas.
The impact of the covid-19 crisis on the wholesale sector in Central America is predicted to be explained, to a greater extent, by the expected drop in trade in disposable items.
The "Information System for the Impact Analysis of covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, measures the impact that the crisis will have on companies according to their sector or economic activity, during the coming months.
On average, consumers who belong to 30% of the group of people with the highest consumption capacity in the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador travel through the streets of Antiguo Cuscatlán, and 4 out of 10 are between 21 and 30 years old.
An analysis of the floating population in El Salvador, elaborated by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, gives interesting results on the characteristics of the people who every day move from place to place on the streets of the Metropolitan Area of the capital of San Salvador.
The site is in Sardinal de Carrillo, Guanacaste. It has a construction area of 51 thousand square meters, 2 sheds and a refrigerated network of 7 chambers for product maintenance and 2 freezing tunnels.
In a statement issued by the government, it is indicated that on July 24 began operations the first stage of the Regional Wholesale Market Chorotega, in which some 6,500 producers of Guanacaste and Upala will market their products directly.
Mexican manufacturer of office furniture seeks importers and distributors interested in dealing their products in Central America.
PM Steele is a 100% Mexican company, with more than 67 years of experience in the market. It has a corporate exhibition hall with more than 500 m2 and 23 additional rooms in the main cities of the Republic.
The English firm Inchcape has announced the acquisition of Grupo Rudelman, representative in Panama and Costa Rica of the Suzuki, JAC and Great Wall automobile brands, among others.
From a statement issued by Inchcape :
Inchcape plc (“Inchcape” or the “Group”)1 , the leading independent multi-brand Automotive Distributor and Retailer with global scale, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Grupo Rudelman, an Automotive Distribution business in Central America focused on Suzuki, for a total cash consideration of $284 million (£201 million2 ), on a cash-free and debt-free basis.
The global food service firm Sysco Corporation has announced the purchase of the remaining 50% of Mayca Distributors, in a transaction whose amount was not disclosed.
On December 2 a conference will be held in Liberia, Costa Rica, on trends and characteristics of the wholesale marketing of agricultural products.
The Integral (PIMA) Agricultural Marketing Program of Costa Rica convened the event to be held on December 2 at the University of Costa Rica in Liberia, Guanacaste.
The main objective of this Congress is to analyze the system of wholesale marketing of food products in Costa Rica, to establish the implications for the national economy.
The event held at the Atlapa convention center on September 26th and 27th will bring together wholesale companies from Europe, America and Asia with tourism companies from Panama and the region.
From a statement issued by the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP):
(Panama, June 17, 2014). Over 150 wholesale operators from America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean who have great interest in tourism in Panama, will meet in the fifth edition of the INTERNATIONAL TOURISM EXPO, to be held on 26 and 27 September.
Half of the capital of the wholesale supermarket chain Mayca will pass into the hands of the U.S. company Sysco Corporation.
From a press release issued by Sysco Corporation:
Sysco enters into partnership with Costa Rica Mayca Distribuidores
HOUSTON and HEREDIA, Costa Rica, May 13, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), North America's leading foodservice distributor, today announced that it has reached an agreement to purchase 50 percent of Mayca Distribuidores S.A ("Mayca") of Costa Rica and Mayca's three other affiliates for an undisclosed price. According to the terms of the agreement, Sysco will own one-half of the stock in privately held Mayca.
An average of 20% annual increase in sales has been reported by companies specializing in the distribution of food and beverages in bulk.
The market of wholesale supermarkets in Costa Rica continues to grow, mainly driven by the opening in recent years of convenience stores, bakeries, 'sodas' (small low end restaurants), restaurants and hotels. Some establishments have reported an average annual growth of 20% in sales.
A study has been released on the distribution chain of agricultural products, the food industry and plants, flowers and foliage.
From the introduction to "Marketing Channels for plants and foods in the United Kingdom", a report by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER):
The UK is the third destination for exports from Costa Rica within the European Union and the third worldwide for our products in agriculture and the food industry, second only to the U.S. our main trading partner, and Holland which also serves to serve as a "hub" of entry into Europe. Even part of our exports to United Kingdom enter through the Dutch market, which serves as a gateway to other countries in the European market.
The main objective of the project being run by the distributer Dipo is to centralize operations in the greater metropolitan area and streamline the delivery of more than 1,300 products.
The distributor Dipo is raising a new operations center in La Ribera de Belen in a 50,000 m2 area near the free zones in Heredia, said Fernando Oller, manager of the company, in Elfinancierocr.com.
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