Retail co-location tier methodology
Track-B documentation wave: substrate category — 32 REWRITE across R0/R1/R2/R8/R10 redactions, Test-1 factual contradictions, DP6 narration removal, and EN/ES parity restoration (largest single-category batch)
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ traffic, market share, or a recommendation to acquire, develop, or lease any sit | Tier | Name | What it represents | |---|---|---| | 1 | Regional | A major trade-area anchor — top decile nationally by primary catchment population | | 2 | District | A significant multi-format node — top quartile nationally by primary catchment | | 1 | Regional | A major trade-area anchor — ranks among the strongest nationally by primary catchment population | | 2 | District | A significant multi-format node — ranks in the upper range nationally by primary catchment | | 3 | Local | A hardware or wholesale hub with civic support | | 4 | Fringe | Any cluster that does not clear a Tier 1–3 gate | @@ -61,11 +61,12 @@ where it applies, civic support, and non-overlap: - **Catchment population rank** — each cluster's catchment population is ranked against every other cluster *within its own country*, not globally, so a Tier 1 cluster in a smaller market is compared to its own market's distribution rather than penalized for that market's overall size. Regional requires the top 10% nationally on primary catchment (plus a secondary-catchment population check); District the top 25% on primary catchment; Local the top 50%. - **Spend rank** — District additionally requires the cluster to rank in the top quartile nationally on at least one of several consumer-spend measures, not population alone. for that market's overall size. Regional requires ranking among the strongest clusters nationally on primary catchment (plus a secondary-catchment population check); District requires a materially lower, but still above-average, national rank on primary catchment; Local requires clearing a baseline population-rank threshold. - **Spend rank** — District additionally requires the cluster to rank among the stronger tier nationally on at least one of several consumer-spend measures, not population alone. - **Civic support** — a minimum count of regionally or locally classified hospitals within the cluster's outer catchment ring. Regional requires a regional-grade hospital; District accepts a regional or district hospital; Local accepts any classified hospital.