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Freedom Day has been and gone, but have people been enjoying their freedom in London?

We look at how London activity levels have recovered since Freedom Day on July 19th 2021.

Published 31st August 2021 • Tags covid-19
Conducting international business from your own home

Luke has been based in Japan for 16 years, with nearly 4 of those at Geolytix. He supports our customers in the huge and fast-changing APAC region applying over 20 years of experience in network planning for a wide-range of leading retailers and brands.

Published 29th July 2021 • Tags covid-19
The Wimbledon Effect

Wimbledon was back this year, after taking a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic - the first time the tournament hasn't been held since the Second World War. This year we could appreciate 'The Wimbeldon Effect' from another aspect - the boost in activity levels.

Published 27th July 2021 • Tags covid-19
Tokyo Olympics - Summer in the City

Luke, our business development director based in Japan discusses the impact COVID has had on the largest and most complex sporting event in the world.

Published 23rd July 2021 • Tags covid-19
Has Yorkshire bounced back?

The impact of the opening of outdoor seating on mobility levels in Yorkshire, compared to pre-COVID (2019) and lockdown (January - April 2021).

Published 6th July 2021 • Tags covid-19
Office Place Recovery

Through the last 15 months, we have been using mobility data and applying it within 8,000 of our Retail Place boundaries to produce a weekly read on activity levels across the UK.

Published 9th June 2021 • Tags covid-19
London has bounced back

The impact of the opening of outdoor seating on mobility levels in London, compared to pre-COVID (2019) and lockdown (January-April 2021)

Published 1st June 2021 • Tags covid-19
Vaccination journey

With vaccinations now leading the daily news coverage of COVID-19, I decided to focus on some positive data, a better alternative to reading the 'worsening news'. Using the XYZ framework which underpins MAPP, we have built an open app that visualises vaccination rates across the world.

Published 13th April 2021 • Tags covid-19
Australia: WFH to a COVID safe workplace.

We look at the effect 2020 has played on the workforce and employment patterns around Australia, a country on its journey out of lockdown.

Published 15th February 2021 • Tags covid-19
Will the most walked path be the online high-street in 2021?

Covid-19 and lockdowns in particular have affected how the UK is shopping, predominately a surge in online shopping. Once lockdown is lifted, will we be itching to get back to the high-street or will online shopping continue to rise in popularity?

Published 8th February 2021 • Tags covid-19
Groundhog Day

2021 and the UK woke up in another lockdown. We're interested to see how the retail industry is handling a second lockdown; our data already indicates some similarities with last lockdown. Will a preparedness for lockdown have any impact this time round?

Published 27th January 2021 • Tags covid-19, mobility
A bit more help than just the Milkman

2020 was a year we will never forget and it changed the way we socially interacted as a nation. The food industry was significantly impacted, which opened doors for an old British favourite...the milkman.

Published 18th January 2021 • Tags covid-19, team-thoughts
Life After Lockdown

Anecdotally, town and city centres have been busy since England Lockdown 2 ended last Wednesday. We’ve been busy processing up mobility data from Saturday to see what it tells us about the 18,000 Retail Places we monitor.

Published 9th December 2020 • Tags covid-19, geodata, mobility
Did Somebody Say…It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas…

Wednesday marked the end of England’s four-week Lockdown II. Many retailers will now be looking to salvage what they can following a tumultuous year. The run-up to Christmas is always a condensed & critical period but in 2020 this is exacerbated. So, what can we expect during these next three weeks?

Published 4th December 2020 • Tags covid-19, geodata, mobility
Harnessing Mobility Data in Thailand

While Thailand has been successful at managing the Coronavirus pandemic the economic toll has been high with a sharp decline in international tourist arrivals and falling private investment leading to a forecasted -7.3% contraction of GDP in 2020.

Published 27th November 2020 • Tags covid-19, mobility
Barnsley – the future looks bright for a town with real heart and soul

Across the country, 2020 has been challenging in a way that none of us expected it to be. Every village, town and city across the country has its own story of how the year has unfolded, and the impacts of COVID-19 have been felt.

Published 19th November 2020 • Tags covid-19, mobility
The Wales Firebreak

The Wales Firebreak that came into effect on 23rd October attracted a great deal of media attention last week, with photographs of cordoned off ‘non-essential’ aisles a regular feature. But has the Wales Firebreak worked in terms of reducing activity?

Published 4th November 2020 • Tags covid-19, geodata, mobility
Tiers and Tears

Since areas of the UK began entering local lockdowns in September, we have assembled these boundaries as a useful resource to track what is going on.

Published 27th October 2020 • Tags covid-19
The road to recovery: monitoring UK Retail Recovery using MAPP

Town centres, high streets, retail parks & shopping centres across the UK are experiencing varying rates of retail recovery as lockdown eases.

Published 27th August 2020 • Tags mapp, covid-19
How can data help our tourist towns recover?

We’ve been pondering this question at Geolytix. Here in our local state of Victoria, Australia, our tourist towns have been hit by the double whammy of horrific bushfires followed by the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Published 10th August 2020 • Tags covid-19, geodata, team-thoughts
The office, to be or not to be? Or is the real question... where?

Like many an office biscuit tin, ours is sadly on a career break.

Published 29th July 2020 • Tags covid-19
PRESS RELEASE: Geolytix Retail Recovery Index

There seems to be a broad consensus on top-level recovery rates in the UK as lockdown eases. But every city, town, village, shopping centre, retail park and local parade has its own story.

Published 8th July 2020 • Tags covid-19, mobility, geodata
Retail Recovery - Que Sera Sera?

We’re often asked what a good level of forecast accuracy looks like. The answer is always: it depends. Some things are hard to forecast. Really hard. Even harder than convenience store turnover. Like, will things ever return to normal?

Published 29th June 2020 • Tags covid-19, geodata, mobility
COVID-19 and the rise of Click & Collect

I didn’t order anything in the first 10 weeks of lockdown, conscious that I didn’t want to pull a delivery worker out if it wasn’t an essential visit.

Published 19th June 2020 • Tags covid-19
Tokyo’s Covid-19 Experience – What Happens Next?

Tokyo today is likely to join the rest of Japan in having the coronavirus “State of Emergency” lifted.

Published 29th May 2020 • Tags covid-19
Retail Network Planners – Your World Needs You.

Retail powers our modern world. The bars, the shops, the gyms, the post offices, the coffee shops, the estate agents, the bookies, the car showrooms, the petrol stations, the pharmacists. Everything.

Published 27th March 2020 • Tags covid-19, team-thoughts
COVID-19, Community Spirit, Colleague Support and Candy

It’s not often that I get involved in blogs for Geolytix and you won’t hear much from me in the future but I thought I would take the opportunity to write one on this occasion. It's mainly to promote the difference that an enjoyable working environment & team can make to the wellbeing of its people.

Published 19th March 2020 • Tags covid-19, our-team
Physical Retailing Post Epidemic: Standing on a New Crossroad

COVID-19, more commonly known as Coronavirus, is a global epidemic potentially heading towards becoming a pandemic. It is having an effect on retailing; Geolytix China have looked at the impacts on their country's retail sector.

Published 26th February 2020 • Tags covid-19