Finding retail shop leases is hard — AI site-search + suitability scoring

Finding retail shop leases is hard — AI site-search + suitability scoring targets a $18.0B = 180,000 commercial retail stakeholders (landlords, brokers, multi-store retailers) x $100K ACV for site-selection + data + services total addressable market with medium saturation and a year-over-year growth rate of 12% CAGR for proptech and location-intelligence segments; higher (15-25%) for AI-enabled offerings.

Key trends driving demand: AI-enabled location analytics -- Models now synthesize imagery, footfall and POI data to predict revenue by storefront; Brick-and-mortar optimization -- Retailers prioritize profitable stores and experience venues, increasing demand for better site decisions; Data accessibility -- Growing availability of anonymized mobility and transaction data lowers cost of building predictive models; Lease digitization -- Landlords/brokers adopting digital listing and e-signing workflows creates integration points.