Peter Buckingham

Peter Buckingham is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Spectrum Analysis Australia Pty Ltd offering geodemographic modelling and analysis based on verifiable data and statistics for site selection, territory planning, marketing strategy, business forecasting and executive level decision-making for discerning clients across Australia and the world.

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Buying a Franchise? Here are 6 signs of a good location

Buying a Franchise? Here are 6 signs of a good location By Peter Buckingham If you are buying a retail franchise you need to understand what makes a great location. While we can list 10 or 20 drivers or factors that lead to the success of a retail business, they have different levels of importance depending […]

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Franchise locations: how far away is too close?

Franchise locations: how far away is too close? By Peter Buckingham When you are about to buy a franchise you must look at the competition both from other companies, and from the franchise brand, and ask yourself, what is a reasonable distance between store locations? How far away is too close?​Competitors are not normally a great

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Educate Plus 2021 International Conference

We are very excited to announce that Spectrum Analysis Australia will be at Stand 32 at the Educate Plus 2021 International Conference in Adelaide from 6 – 9 September 2021 at the Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000. You can see all of the Exhibitors here. If you are interested in attending,

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Institute of Management Consultants Lunch 14 July 2021

Lunch Guests Lunch Guests Lunch Guests Peter Buckingham and Dorianne Lyons David Staughton David Richards and Peter Buckingham On Wednesday 14 July 2021, Peter Buckingham from Spectrum Analysis hosted the combined Institute of Management Consultants Lunch at Tandoori Den at 260 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3124. Guests were welcomed by Dorianne Lyons and

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2021 Intergenerational Report

2021 Intergenerational report: Australia over the next 40 years

By Peter Buckingham Department of the Treasury (Australia) – Analysis and Policy Observatory launched the 2021 Intergenerational report: Australia over the next 40 years on 28 June 2021. It can be downloaded at https://apo.org.au/node/312932 The fifth Intergenerational report came out in June 2021, from the office of, The Honourable Josh Frydenberg MP, Treasurer of the

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Franchise Buyer Shopping Centres Episode 14

How to choose a shopping centre location

By Peter Buckingham Episode 14 of the Franchise Buyer VLog with Glenn Walford as the host talks about ‘The best shopping centres to open a store in.’ Shopping Centre Sizes Glenn starts by talking about the six various shopping centre sizes: Super Regional 85,000+ square metres Major Regional 50,000 – 85,000 square metres Regional 30,000

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Leasing a Commercial Site in a Shopping Centre or Strip

By Peter Buckingham In my view, when selecting a commercial site to operate a business from, there are four questions you need to address: What area should I be looking in? Where is my offer in terms of impulse versus destination? Should I be looking in a shopping centre or a shopping strip? Or if

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Case Study – Guzman Y Gomez – Site Selection

Case Study – Guzman Y Gomez – Site Selection Peter Buckingham of Spectrum Analysis and Christian Bright, Head of Construction for Guzman y Gomez™ (GYG), met by chance on a flight to Sydney. Peter asked Christian how GYG did their site selection. Peter was referred to Youil Adam (Leasing / Project Manager) and discussions ensued

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Buying a business and finding the right location

By Peter Buckingham You have made the first step, and decided to look at buying your own business. Whether it is a franchise or an individual business, you must be asking yourself where to locate this opportunity, OR is the existing business I am looking at located well, and amongst a suitable demographic. Target Customer The

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Case Study – Bob Jane T-Marts – Network Development Planning

Case Study – Bob Jane T-Marts – Network Development Planning Garry Job – National Property Manager of Bob Jane T-Marts Support Team, has used Spectrum Analysis for many years. In one specific project, we assisted in their Network Development Planning, and were again asked to revisit this work using the latest data available. The Project

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