# Guides & articles

Guides and articles on retail site selection, trade-area and neighborhood analysis, and analog store modeling from the team behind LookAlike.

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Practical writing on site selection for retail, franchise, and commercial real estate teams. Guides explain the methods; articles will cover what we learn as we build.

1.  ## [What is site selection?](https://lookalikeiq.com/guides/what-is-site-selection/)
    
    How retail, franchise, and commercial real estate teams screen markets, evaluate trade areas and neighborhoods, and run site-specific diligence.
    
    [Read the guide](https://lookalikeiq.com/guides/what-is-site-selection/)
    
    ![Silkscreen print: a region, a district, and a corner lot as three shapes narrowing left to right](https://lookalikeiq.com/learn/what-is-site-selection.webp)
    
2.  ## [Evaluating neighborhood characteristics](https://lookalikeiq.com/guides/evaluating-neighborhood-characteristics/)
    
    The demographic, urban-form, and retail-context features that describe a trade area, and how to compare candidates against the places where you already operate.
    
    [Read the guide](https://lookalikeiq.com/guides/evaluating-neighborhood-characteristics/)
    
    ![Silkscreen print: a neighborhood street grid with one block highlighted in vermilion](https://lookalikeiq.com/learn/evaluating-neighborhood-characteristics.webp)
    
3.  ## [The analog store method, explained](https://lookalikeiq.com/guides/analog-store-method/)
    
    How analog store modeling works, what resemblance can and cannot establish, and what a transparent implementation looks like.
    
    [Read the guide](https://lookalikeiq.com/guides/analog-store-method/)
    
    ![Silkscreen print: two similar neighborhoods side by side, one in bold inks, one pale](https://lookalikeiq.com/learn/analog-store-method.webp)
    

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