Ex-Thompson Associates Start New Retail Site Selection Company

Noted retail site selection authority Bob Buckner,formerly the president of Thompson Associates that was acquired by MapInfo in 2003,has opened a new company called Intalytics. Buckner and other Thompson colleagues,including David Huntoon,were profiled in the business section of Michigan Online recently. Huntoon was quoted as saying that "Our primary research is helping retailers determine their optimal store deployment,"which was Thompson’s primary strength when they helped customers like Home Depot with their site selection strategy.