Regional Market Matrix
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@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ --- schema: foundry-doc-v1 title: "Regional Market Matrix" slug: about-regional-market-matrix category: markets type: reference content_type: topic quality: complete status: active audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC last_edited: 2026-05-06 editor: pointsav-engineering short_description: "Geographic targeting framework defining which markets the co-location intelligence platform covers, with structural and verifiable selection criteria." paired_with: markets/about-regional-market-matrix.es.md cites: - ni-51-102 - osc-sn-51-721 --- The Regional Market Matrix rejects subjective economic forecasting — markets enter only when population density, institutional real estate vehicle availability, and [[co-location-anchors|anchor]] density meet structural thresholds measurable today. This framework defines which of MCorp's 8 target markets the [[co-location-intelligence-overview|co-location intelligence platform]] currently evaluates; scoring within each market follows the [[co-location-methodology|co-location methodology]] and the [[co-location-ranking-system|ranking system]]. ## Selection criteria Markets enter the matrix when they satisfy a set of structural requirements: **Population density thresholds.** A target market must contain a sufficient concentration of population within defined catchment distances to support large-format retail at institutional scale. Markets that fail minimum density benchmarks are excluded regardless of macroeconomic forecasts. **Institutional real estate vehicle equivalence.** The matrix targets markets where real estate investment structures equivalent to North American REITs exist — structures that enable institutional capital to hold real estate directly. In Mexico, this means FIBRAs (Fideicomisos de Infraestructura y Bienes Raíces). In Spain, SOCIMIs (Sociedades Anónimas Cotizadas de Inversión Inmobiliaria). These vehicle equivalents indicate that institutional capital has already made a structural commitment to a given market's real estate investment infrastructure. **Anchor density validation.** The market must contain a qualifying density of primary and secondary co-location anchors, classified per the [[retail-brand-family-taxonomy|retail brand family taxonomy]]. A market without sufficient anchor presence at national-retailer scale cannot produce qualifying nodes under the co-location methodology. ## What the matrix excludes The matrix explicitly excludes criteria that are forecasts rather than current measurements: - GDP growth projections - Consumer confidence surveys - Currency appreciation forecasts - Political risk ratings from analyst services These inputs introduce subjective judgment and retrospective inaccuracy. A market qualifies based on what is measurable today — population, anchor presence, regulatory structure — not on what analysts predict tomorrow. ## Current market coverage The matrix currently covers eight retail markets across North America and Europe. Each market is represented in the co-location intelligence platform at gis.woodfinegroup.com with a ranked index of qualifying nodes. ## See also - [[co-location-intelligence-overview]] — how the platform evaluates nodes within these markets - [[co-location-methodology]] — the scoring criteria applied at each node - [[zoning-acquisition-rules]] — pre-acquisition requirements that apply within any target market --- *Copyright © 2026 Woodfine Capital Projects Inc. Licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).*