# What expansion teams do with Claro, one sentence at a time

> Claro by Casafari turns one sentence, or the brief you already have, into a verified shortlist of commercial premises in Spain. Teams use Claro to find premises with no competitor nearby, check smoke outlets and licences in the listing's own words, spot underserved areas, keep away from their own stores, and search all of Spain.

Updated 11 October 2026 · Casafari · https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/

- [No competitor nearby](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/no-competitor-nearby/): Premises with no gym, café or chain within the distance you set.
  > Gym in Valencia, 600–1,200 m², ceiling at least 4 m, no gym within 500 m, at least 15,000 residents within a 10-minute walk
- [Facts from the listing itself](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/facts-from-the-listing/): Smoke outlet, licence, height, traspaso: met, not met or not stated, with the sentence.
  > Restaurant in Seville, street level, 150–300 m², smoke outlet, food-service licence, rent under €6,000 a month
- [Underserved areas](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/underserved-areas/): Where many people live and your kind of business is missing.
  > Where many people live in Zaragoza and there is no supermarket within 600 m, street level, 400–900 m²
- [Keep away from your own stores](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/avoid-cannibalisation/): One line keeps every result clear of your existing stores, with distances.
  > Our next burger restaurant in Madrid, street level, 150–250 m², smoke outlet, not within 500 m of our own stores, no other burger restaurant within 300 m
- [Footfall and people that fit](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/footfall-and-catchment/): Set the passers-by and residents you need as criteria, not as a map.
  > Coffee shop in Málaga, corner unit with a shop window, 60–120 m², at least 12,000 people a day walking past, at least 25% of residents aged 15–29
- [Upload the local tipo you have](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/franchise-premises-search/): Your franchise spec, as a PDF or a photo, run against every premises.
  > Our standard unit: street level, 80–150 m², shop window, open plan, step-free access, licence for cafetería, Valencia or Alicante, rent under €4,500 a month
- [All of Spain in one brief](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/opening-plan-all-of-spain/): Name a province, a city, or nothing, and get the same verdicts everywhere.
  > Fashion store anywhere in Spain, street level, 150–300 m², frontage at least 8 m, shop window, at least 20,000 people a day walking past

## What every use case has in common

Every use case starts from the same input. You type one sentence in any language, or you upload the brief you already have as a PDF, Word, Excel or PowerPoint file, or as a photo of a printed page.

Claro shows the criteria it read as chips before you look at any result. If a chip is wrong, you correct it in words.

Each criterion then gets its own verdict on each premises: met, not met or not stated. The evidence sits beside the verdict. It is the listing's own sentence, a measured figure with its source, or a note that the listing does not say.

“Not stated” means the listing does not say. Claro never reads silence as a yes or a no; a listing that does not mention a smoke outlet (salida de humos) is marked not stated, not not met.

Location figures (footfall, residents, age, income, spending power, places nearby) come from a Casafari group company and are shown where available. How Claro counts premises and keeps each fact with its sentence is set out in the [methodology](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/methodology/).

- Input: one sentence in any language, or a file of up to 10 MB.
- Reading: the criteria shown as chips you can check and correct.
- Answer: met, not met or not stated per criterion, with the evidence beside it.
- Location figures: from a Casafari group company, where available.
- Access: one free search with no sign-up; access adds more searches, every result, dossiers and side-by-side comparison.

## Which use case is yours?

Find your situation below. Each line reads: your situation, then the use case, then an example brief to copy and edit.

If you are writing a brief from scratch, the guide on [how to write an expansion brief](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/guides/expansion-brief/) has a template.

- QSR or burger chain adding units in a city it already serves → Keep away from your own stores → “Burger restaurant in Madrid, street level, 150–250 m², smoke outlet, not within 500 m of our own stores, no burger restaurant within 300 m”
- Gym operator → No competitor nearby → “Gym in Valencia, 600–1,200 m², ceiling at least 4 m, no gym within 500 m, at least 15,000 residents within a 10-minute walk”
- Coffee group → Footfall and people that fit → “Coffee shop in Málaga, corner unit with a shop window, 60–120 m², at least 12,000 people a day walking past, at least 25% of residents aged 15–29”
- Pharmacy or clinic → Underserved areas → “Pharmacy in Zaragoza where many people live and there is no pharmacy within 600 m, street level, step-free access”. Claro applies distances and residents; pharmacy opening rules are not among its checks.
- Fashion retailer → All of Spain in one brief → “Fashion store anywhere in Spain, street level, 150–300 m², frontage at least 8 m, shop window, at least 20,000 people a day walking past”
- Franchise network → Upload the local tipo (the network's standard premises spec) → upload the file, or type “Street level, 80–150 m², open plan, licence for cafetería, Valencia or Alicante, rent under €4,500 a month”
- Broker or consultant searching for clients → Facts from the listing itself → “Restaurant in Seville, street level, 150–300 m², smoke outlet, food-service licence, rent under €6,000 a month”, one brief per client

## How to read the example verdicts

Every verdict, quote and figure on the cards above is an example. The cards show the format of an answer, not real premises.

Each verdict has its own mark: a tick for met, a cross for not met and a dashed circle for not stated. The evidence beside it says where it comes from: the listing, location data or your store list.

- Competitor distance: 1–1,000 m in a straight line, for nine segments: gym, burger, fast food, coffee, bakery, pharmacy, supermarket, fashion and pizza. With access, the top 20 results are re-checked on foot. More on [premises with no competitor nearby](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/no-competitor-nearby/).
- Underserved areas: premises are sorted by residents within a 10-minute walk per similar business within 600 m, and those inputs are shown on every result. “None found” is a finding from the data, not a guarantee. More on [underserved areas](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/underserved-areas/).
- Own stores: with access, your store list is uploaded through the API and stays private to your account. On the free search this criterion shows as locked, and the rest of the brief still runs. More on [keeping away from your own stores](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/use-cases/avoid-cannibalisation/).
- Not stated: the listing does not say. Visit a not-stated premises with a question; skip one marked not met.

## Why every answer shows its evidence

Site-selection work in Spain usually follows one of three approaches. Property portals filter by fields such as price and size. Geomarketing tools colour areas on a map. Consultancies write a study.

Claro works from the premises on the market. Claro reads each listing's own words, adds measured location figures and gives a verdict per criterion with its source, so each answer can be checked.

Claro does not forecast sales. It checks the criteria you wrote. Each premises links only to the agency's own listing page, and private sellers are never named.

The guide to [site selection tools in Spain](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/guides/site-selection-software-spain/) compares what each approach answers and what to ask first.

## For agents and AI assistants

Every use case on this page also runs without a person at the keyboard. With access, Claro is available as a REST API with an OpenAPI description and as an MCP server. AI assistants and internal tools run the same brief-to-shortlist search and read the same evidence.

An agent can run the one free search like a visitor: POST https://expansion.casafari.com/api/try with a brief in plain words (1,500 characters at most) or a file of up to 10 MB. The answer contains the brief as understood (chips) and up to six premises, each with a verdict per criterion and the agency's listing link.

The site's llms.txt file, at the root of expansion.casafari.com, describes both endpoints and how to request access for a person, with their consent.

- search_premises: run a brief
- refine_search: adjust a search in words
- get_premises: the dossier for one premises
- compare_premises: premises side by side
- explain_location: the location figures around a premises

## Example brief

> Coffee shop in Málaga, street level, 60–120 m², shop window, no coffee shop within 300 m, at least 12,000 people a day walking past

https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/?q=Coffee%20shop%20in%20M%C3%A1laga%2C%20street%20level%2C%2060%E2%80%93120%20m%C2%B2%2C%20shop%20window%2C%20no%20coffee%20shop%20within%20300%20m%2C%20at%20least%2012%2C000%20people%20a%20day%20walking%20past

## Questions

### What can I do with Claro?

Claro by Casafari checks commercial premises in Spain against a brief written in plain words or uploaded as a file. Teams use Claro to find premises with no competitor nearby, read listing facts, spot underserved areas, keep away from their own stores, set footfall and residents as criteria, and search all of Spain. Every verdict shows its evidence.

### Can I combine several use cases in one brief?

Yes. One sentence can carry the place, size, listing facts such as a smoke outlet, a competitor distance, your own stores and location figures such as footfall. Claro reads each as a separate chip and gives each criterion its own verdict on every premises: met, not met or not stated, with the evidence beside it. Own-store distance needs access.

### Do I need an account to try a use case?

No. Anyone can run one free search on the homepage without signing up, with location figures included where available. On the free search the own-store distance criterion shows as locked. More searches, every result, a dossier per premises and side-by-side comparison need access, which you request with a short form the Casafari team reviews.

### Does ‘none found’ mean there is no competitor?

No. ‘None found’ is a finding from the data, not a guarantee. Claro checks competitors in a straight line within the distance you set, from 1 to 1,000 m; with access, the top 20 results are re-checked on foot. The data can miss a business, so visit the street before you commit.

### Can I write the brief in Spanish or Catalan?

Yes. Claro reads briefs in any language, typed or uploaded as a file, so Spanish, Catalan and English all work. The chips show how Claro read the brief; if one is wrong, correct it in words. Listing quotes in the verdicts stay in the language the agency wrote them in.

### Are the verdicts on the use-case cards real premises?

No. The verdicts, quotes and figures on the use-case cards are examples that show the format, not real premises. Run a brief and Claro returns premises on the market, each with its own verdicts, the evidence behind them and a link to the agency's own listing page, so every result can be checked at its source.

## Try a use case on your own brief

Run one free search on the homepage, with no sign-up. Type one sentence or upload the brief you already have, and see premises checked against each criterion, with the evidence beside every verdict. https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/#search

## Read next

- [How to write an expansion brief (standard-premises spec or requirements sheet): template for retail, restaurants and gyms](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/guides/expansion-brief/)
- [Site selection tools in Spain: geomarketing, footfall data, consultancies and brief-based premises search compared](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/guides/site-selection-software-spain/)
- [How a franchise defines its 'local tipo': the premises requirement sheet for franchisees](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/guides/franchise-premises-spec/)
- [How Claro counts and verifies commercial properties (methodology)](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/methodology/)
- [Commercial premises in Madrid: the agencies' listings Claro holds, checked against your brief](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/madrid/)
- [Commercial premises in Barcelona: the agencies' listings Claro holds, checked against your brief](https://expansion.casafari.com/en-ES/barcelona/)