RYAN JOHNSON | DATA, DATA DATA! CAN NUMBERS HELP RESTAURANTS CHOOSE THEIR SPOTS FOR COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

May 23, 2019    Ryan Johnson

Fun new piece by RYAN JOHNSON for Commercial Observer called “Data, Data, Data! Can Numbers Help Restaurants Choose Their Spots?” Stores can use data to refine their location choices more strategically than ever. In the old days, when a massive restaurant chain like Chipotle was looking to expand their purview, they’d look at Census data in a five-mile radius and start looking for vacancies—something that now seems ludicrous in New York City. Much like a game of chess now isn’t it?