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Targets Growth in the Hispanic Sector
La Curacao is a small but rapidly
growing department store chain specifically targeting the Hispanic
demographic. Directions Magazine interviewed Jeff Forman,
manager of real estate for La Curacao, about the company's use of
location intelligence in its aggressive expansion plans. To put things
into perspective, the stores are large (100,000 sq. ft. each) and the
network currently consists of 10 stores, all located in California.
According to Forman, for a small but growing retailer, using location
intelligence tools is critical: "If you're a 600 store chain and you
miss the mark with one of your locations, it's much easier to absorb
the pain. For companies such as La Curacao that until recently was
only
a six store chain, if you open up a lemon it could have dire effects
on
the company's future."
 Podcast:
GITA's Geospatial Infrastructure Solutions Conference Explained
Nora Parker interviewed members
of GITA's organization about the major changes the organization is
making to its flagship annual conference. This year there will be a
significant focus on infrastructure - an area that is screaming for
attention, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers 2005 report
card. "There is a huge need for technology to solve our current
social and economic problems," said GITA's executive director, Bob
Samborski, and this year's conference aims to provide the resources to
do that. He was joined in the interview by this year's GITA president
David Nemeth of Panhandle Energy and the 2008 program chair, Mike
Cerkas of GeoAnalytics. This podcast is sponsored by GITA.
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Educational
Product Review: AGIS (A Geospatial Industry Series)
An observation
was offered by a reader about where the industry stands in terms of
teaching GIS.
"Unfortunately, I think it will be some time before we get away from
'teaching GIS.' The problem lies in the fact that creativity can't be
taught and creativity is what makes geospatial technologies flourish.
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- CP
Podcast:
Oil at $100/barrel - Is GIS Part of the Answer?
Two readers commented
about the current state of affairs in the oil and gas industry and the
role GIS plays.
"Do we in the oil industry only ever get any attention when money hits
the headlines? ;-) You ask some good questions, however before getting
into those I'd like to clarify a couple of things. ..."
- Thierry Gregorius, Head Exploration Data Mgt & Geomatics, Shell
International Exploration & Production
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