How to build professional retail maps
Step-by-step guides for every part of CRE Retail Maps - from adding brand logos and finding nearby tenants to styling your map and exporting branded PDFs.
Map Building
How to Set Up the Subject Property on Your Map
Configure the central marker on your retail map: rich-text naming, three marker options, and full container styling for the property being marketed.
Read guideHow to Find and Add Nearby Businesses to a Map
Search for businesses around your property by name, address, or category and add them with official brand logos placed at their real geographic location.
Read guideHow to Add Brand Logos to a Retail Map
Search a library of 1,000+ official brand logos and place them anywhere on your map, then style each logo with backgrounds, borders, leader lines, and POIs.
Read guideHow to Add Custom Images and Draw Shapes
Upload aerials, site plans, and custom graphics, and draw rectangles, circles, polygons, and lines to outline parcels, pad sites, and boundaries.
Read guideHow to Group Logos into Containers
Combine multiple tenant logos into organized grid containers with titles and styling - perfect for shopping centers, strip malls, and anchor-tenant clusters.
Read guideStyling
How to Add and Style Text Labels
Add street names, tenant callouts, pricing, and annotations with 12 fonts, 16 sizes, 6 style presets, and full container styling that auto-scales as you resize.
Read guideHow to Use Leader Lines and Draggable Anchor Dots
Connect logos to their real map locations with styled leader lines, and drag the anchor dot to fine-tune exactly where each line points.
Read guideHow to Style Your Map: Styles, Labels, and Highways
Choose from 8 map styles, control which Google labels appear, highlight key highways, and use the Quick Toolbar to batch-style every overlay at once.
Read guideCommon questions
How do I create a new retail map?+
From the Dashboard, click "New Map", search for your subject property address, optionally name it and choose a marker, then click "Continue" to open the editor.
How do I add business logos to my map?+
Two ways: use the Nearby Places tab to search by name, address, or category (official logos are fetched automatically), or use the Brand Logo tab to search 1,000+ logos and place them anywhere manually.
What file formats can I export?+
High-resolution PNG or JPG up to 4K (4096px), or branded PDF flyers using 5 professional templates. PNG is best for print; JPG for web and email.
What map styles are available?+
Eight styles: Standard, Light, Dark, Retro, Silver, Night, Satellite, and Terrain. Switch anytime - your overlays stay in place.
Can I edit a map after saving it?+
Yes. Maps save automatically and can be reopened and edited anytime from the Dashboard. There is no manual save button.
What are leader lines and can I move the anchor dot?+
Leader lines connect a logo to its real map location and appear automatically when you add businesses. Yes - the anchor dot at the map end is draggable; grab it and move it to point exactly where you want.
What is the My POIs feature?+
My POIs (a Pro feature) saves locations with their name, address, coordinates, and logo so you can reuse them across maps with one click.