October 12, 2007

Retail Real Estate

Good Magazine provides us with this interesting graphic comparing the number of acres various retailers occupy. While we enjoy the comparison, it seems like using Manhattan as a reference point is somewhat odd and misleading. Yeah, we suppose lot’s of people have a good idea about how big Manhattan is and can therefore use it as a reference, but we still think it’s kind of an irrelevant comparison. Maybe comparing it to the number of acres schools and universities occupy would be more telling? Any thoughts?

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2 Responses to “Retail Real Estate”

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October 12th, 2007 at 9:29 pm

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October 21st, 2007 at 11:08 pm

Is that just a bar chart then? Do those round bits mean anything? The graphic designer needs to read some Tufte. Does it even need a chart?

Agreed. It’s pointless.