Which retail company first developed the 'cluster approach' to international expansion, opening multiple stores in a concentrated geographic area rather than scattered locations?

Test your knowledge about innovative retail expansion strategies in the geography sector! Major retail brands have developed sophisticated approaches to entering new geographic markets, carefully selecting locations based on demographics, cultural preferences, and economic factors. This poll explores a groundbreaking retail expansion strategy that changed how companies approach global market entry. Can you identify which retail giant pioneered this geographic expansion model?

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IKEA - entering new countries by establishing dense store networks in metropolitan regions before expanding to smaller markets
Walmart - launching regional distribution hubs with satellite stores in expanding concentric circles
Carrefour - implementing the 'cultural corridor' model of expanding along similar cultural-geographic regions
Tesco - using the 'demographic twin' approach of identifying similar geographic markets across different countries