Company
Date Published
Author
Javier Pérez Trufero
Word count
578
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

CARTO for Retail is a cloud-native analytics platform designed specifically for retailers, addressing key data challenges and offering location-based insights to inform strategic decisions on store locations, supply operations, and marketing efforts. The platform is built on top of leading cloud data platforms such as Google BigQuery, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, and Databricks, providing seamless connectivity and scalability. It offers advanced analytical functions, including spatial analysis tools like Clustering Commercial Hotspots Twin Areas White Space and Store Revenue Prediction analysis, as well as a suite of retail-specific modules and pre-built applications for Retail Location Intelligence. CARTO also provides developer resources, including APIs and front-end frameworks, to enable retailers to build their own visualizations and spatial applications.