> Source: https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/
> Updated: 2026-10-08

Solutions

# Which location problems can K-Stra solve?

Start from the question you are asking, not from the software. Each guide teaches the method, then shows the same steps inside K-Stra.

In short

K-Stra solves three location problems for Australian businesses today: measuring the catchment area of a store, choosing between candidate sites for a new opening, and checking whether stores of the same network compete for the same customers. Each guide explains the method first, then shows how to run it in the app.

[Open the app](https://www.k-stra.com/a/?src=solutions)

Three guides

## Which problem are you trying to solve?

-   Where do my customers come from?

    ### Catchment area analysis

    Draw drive-time or walk-time bands on the road network and count who lives in each one.

    [Read the guide](https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/catchment-area-analysis/)

-   Where should I open next?

    ### Retail site selection

    Find where sector demand beats supply, then compare candidate sites on the same numbers.

    [Read the guide](https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/retail-site-selection/)

-   Are my stores competing with each other?

    ### Cannibalisation analysis

    Measure how the catchments of your own stores overlap, and check it against your customer data.

    [Read the guide](https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/cannibalisation-analysis/)


How the guides work

## What will I find in each guide?

Every guide follows the same order: the question in plain words, a short answer, why intuition gets it wrong, and the method in numbered steps that work with any tool.

Only then does K-Stra appear, with the same steps inside the app, a worked example, the cost in credits of that exact analysis and the questions people ask most.

Related pages

-   [Catchment area analysis](https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/catchment-area-analysis/)
-   [Retail site selection](https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/retail-site-selection/)
-   [Cannibalisation analysis](https://www.k-stra.com/solutions/cannibalisation-analysis/)
-   [The data in K-Stra](https://www.k-stra.com/product/data/)
-   [How credits work](https://www.k-stra.com/pricing/how-credits-work/)
-   [Product overview](https://www.k-stra.com/product/)

Pick a question

## Bring your question. Leave with numbers.

Open the map, type an address and see who lives around it before you decide anything.

[Open the app — free to explore](https://www.k-stra.com/a/?src=solutions)

Exploring is free; you pay only for the analyses you run