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Retail Research & Data (RR&D)
Masters’ Projects 2015–
Project Proposal Form
Company Name:
Name of primary contact:
Job Title:
Team / Department:
E-mail address:
Phone Number:
Address:
Local Data Company
Matthew Hopkinson
company director
matthew@localdatacompany.com
+44 (0) 20 3111 4392
20 Hammersmith Broadway, London, W6 7AF
*Note no contact details will be
posted on the CDRC website
Provisional title for project:
Understanding the performance and demographic potential of retail centres catchment areas in Great Britain
Short abstract of what the project would probably entail, and the data to be used:
There are numerous factors determining the performances of the individual stores and retail centres, and their relative
relevance varies spatially.
Project aims to find the most relevant demographic and socioeconomic factors influencing the success of retail centres
throughout Great Britain. Both residential and working population will be taken into account to fully understand the
demographic potential of the catchment areas of the retail centres and this will be connected to the indicators of performance
of individual centres available from Local Data Company.
Essential and desirable skills that the student would need to have:
Essential skills (NB):
Desirable:
Preferred degree programmes (if any):
Would any work by the student need to be carried out on site at the Company with the exception of supervisory
meetings?
No.
Any issues of data confidentiality and IPR that would need to be resolved?
(e.g. Would there be any restrictions on the Master’s dissertation or academic publication arising out of the work?)
Academic publication is possible.
Preferred selection method (face-to-face interview, telephone interview or other meeting)
meeting with the company director
Support and training offered by the company (please could you state the level of supervision you are happy to provide – e.g. one
hour long meetings every two weeks at company HQ)
Financial assistance offered by the company (e.g. £500 stipend, travel and other expenses).
Any other comments
Please return completed forms to Guy Lansley g.lansley@ucl.ac.uk