Co-location Tier Index: Europe
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@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ --- schema: foundry-doc-v1 title: "Co-location Tier Index: Europe" slug: atlas-tier-index-europe category: markets type: topic content_type: topic quality: complete status: active audience: customer-woodfine bcsc_class: current-fact language_protocol: PROSE-TOPIC last_edited: 2026-06-19 editor: editorial short_description: "Aggregated tier-ranked index of commercial convergence nodes across European markets, summarizing quality tier distribution with IKEA as the primary anchor." paired_with: markets/atlas-tier-index-europe.es.md cites: - ni-51-102 - osc-sn-51-721 --- Spain leads the evaluated European markets with three Tier 4+ commercial convergence nodes across 20 evaluated primary anchors; the Nordic region contributes two Tier 4+ sites. The European Co-location Tier Index ranks commercial nodes across Spain, Italy, Poland, and the Nordic region by the independent convergence of large-format retail and civic infrastructure. Each node is scored by the proximity of IKEA (Primary Target) to secondary hardware and warehouse operators (Leroy Merlin, Makro) and tertiary civic [[co-location-anchors|anchors]] (healthcare, higher education) within defined catchment radii, following the [[co-location-methodology]] and operationalised by the [[co-location-ranking-system|deterministic ranking system]]. Map-facing tier labels follow the ICSC hierarchy described in [[co-location-tier-nomenclature|tier nomenclature]]. ## Market scarcity and institutional validation Achieving a high-tier designation requires the simultaneous convergence of multiple independent, capital-intensive operators within a restricted geographic radius. These top-tier sites represent the apex of commercial validation: each operator's capital commitment independently confirms the trade area's commercial strength. ## Regional overview The following table summarizes the distribution of the highest-quality nodes across the initial European markets in scope. For exhaustive, rank-ordered lists, refer to the country-specific indices. | Country/Region | Primary Anchors Evaluated | Tier 4+ (★★★★+) Sites | Tier 3 (★★★) Sites | Detailed Index | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | **Spain** | 20+ | 3 | 25 | [[atlas-co-location-index-spain]] | | **Nordics** | 30+ | 2 | 35 | [[atlas-co-location-index-nordics]] | | **Italy** | 20+ | 1 | 20 | [[atlas-co-location-index-italy]] | | **Poland** | 15+ | 1 | 15 | [[atlas-co-location-index-poland]] | *(Note: Site counts are dynamic and reflect the latest processing run of the Geographic Information System (GIS) data platform. Current as of May 2026. Tier 5 sites in the EU are exceptionally rare and are grouped with Tier 4 for this overview.)* ## See also * [[co-location-methodology]] * [[atlas-tier-index-north-america]] * [[co-location-ranking-system]] --- *Copyright © 2026 Woodfine Capital Projects Inc. Licensed under [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).*