European Co-location Tier Index
The European Co-location Tier Index serves as the authoritative map of commercial convergence across key European markets. Utilizing the Retail Co-location Methodology, the index identifies the highest-value commercial nodes based on the convergence of Primary Targets (IKEA) with essential Secondary (Leroy Merlin, Makro) and Tertiary (Healthcare, Higher Education) anchors.
[edit]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, analogous to a 3-star Michelin rating: indicating a market node so exceptionally structured that it is "worth a special journey" for institutional capital deployment.
[edit]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 | Co-location Index: Spain |
| Nordics | 30+ | 2 | 35 | Co-location Index: Nordics |
| Italy | 20+ | 1 | 20 | Co-location Index: Italy |
| Poland | 15+ | 1 | 15 | Co-location Index: Poland |
(Note: Site counts are dynamic and reflect the latest processing run of the Totebox GIS Engine. Current as of May 2026. Tier 5 sites in the EU are exceptionally rare and are grouped with Tier 4 for this overview.)