Burlington Stores, Inc.
574db610908e4f1fad2a95b0dca728a0
PRODUCTION_VERIFIED schema v3.0.0 Inferred last heartbeat: 2026-07-26T23:22:31.187278+00:00

Business Model Classification Tokens

consumer_acquisition_channel
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
brand_loyalty_index
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
impulse_vs_considered_purchase
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
retail_distribution_reach
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
consumption_unit_definition
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
usage_billing_granularity
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
overage_penalty_structure
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
minimum_commitment_floor
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run
metered_margin_profile
null
Inferred
Pending — BM Dev Shop classification run

Business Model Archetype Classification

University of St. Gallen — 55 Business Model Navigator (Gassmann et al.)

SG-024 Lock-in WHO High
Direct: vendor_lock_dependency_score=No single vendor exceeds 30% of input costs; off-price model relies on 1,000+ opportunistic vendors, making any single supplier non-critical and easily substitutable
SG-012
E-commerce
HOW High
SG-047
Shop in Shop
HOW High
SG-050
Supermarket
HOW High
SG-036
Product to Capability
WHAT High
SG-049
Subscription
VALUE High

Hybrid Combination

Lock-in (SG-024) WHO provides the core structure, combined with E-commerce (SG-012) + Shop in Shop (SG-047) + Supermarket (SG-050) to form the complete business model fingerprint.

55 Archetypes Evaluated High: 6 Medium: 16 Registry: schemas/sg55_archetype_registry.yaml

Knowledge Graph — All Sections

debt_leverage_profile
1.15x Total Debt / Equity (Elevated leverage)
High
SEC-XBRL
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
international_expansion_readiness
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
geographic_footprint
Domestic (United States)
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, petrochemical resins/plastics, copper, lithium and battery-grade materials (nickel, graphite), lumber, cotton; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare-earth magnets and battery-grade graphite is the live chokepoint for auto and EV production, compounded by US Section 232 tariff expansion on steel, aluminum, and copper that repriced the sector's core metal inputs in 2025-2026.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
business_model_type_primary
Retailer (off-price)
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
business_model_type_secondary
Opportunistic off-price merchandise procurement; cloud termination would disrupt buying analytics and allocation systems, causing 2-4 week operational degradation before migration
Inferred
Agent_Inference
switching_cost_profile
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FTC, CPSC, NLRB, CFPB, GDPR, SEC; Evolving consumer protection and data-privacy rules squeeze retail margins.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
Product sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
monetization_vector
Unit sales
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
pricing_architecture
Negotiated
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
target_gross_margin_bracket
8.4% Gross Margin (Thin (<20%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
headcount_cost_structure
Linear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
marginal_cost_of_growth
Sublinear
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
franchise_compliance_risk
N-A
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
customer_acquisition_metric
Marketing mix including television, radio, digital, streaming audio, email, social media and in-store experience; store expansion via 1,212 stores.
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
network_effect_present
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
asset_efficiency_ratio
8.2% Return on Assets (Excellent)
High
SEC-XBRL
recession_resistance_tier
Mixed
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
customer_segment_primary
Consumer
Medium
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
customer_segment_secondary
Value-oriented shoppers across income bands including aspirational lower-income consumers; highly fragmented customer base with zero concentration risk by individual account
Inferred
Agent_Inference
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "25-0000 Educational Instruction and Library Occupations", "27-0000 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations", "35-0000 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations", "39-0000 Personal Care and Service Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.22 (HIL — ~22% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
capital_expenditure_profile
9.2% CapEx / Revenue (Moderate-CapEx)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0001579298
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
BURL
High
SEC-EDGAR
Filings_Dog_Scope
antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,churn_vulnerability_index,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,data_sovereignty_risk,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,marginal_cost_of_growth,monetization_vector,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0001193125-26-116001
activist_13d_count_1y
0
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
6
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
insider_buys_6m
0
High
SEC-Form4 0001641994-26-000001..0001193125-26-206447
insider_sells_6m
47
High
SEC-Form4 0001641994-26-000001..0001193125-26-206447
insider_net_shares_6m
-43032
High
SEC-Form4 0001641994-26-000001..0001193125-26-206447
insider_last_transaction_date
2026-10-01
High
SEC-Form4 0001641994-26-000001..0001193125-26-206447
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-07T00:18|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry

Business Model Components

Core Space

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Interaction Modes

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Product Matrix

> *Pending Turn 2 — Business Model Type Agent population.*

Historical Evolution Log

Live Operational Signals

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Evaluation Gate — Persona Stress Tests

SKILL_BUFFETT_VAL_03PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_LEGAL_SEC_01PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_SHORT_BEAR_01PASS2026-07-26no unmet atoms among this persona's authored questions
SKILL_MACRO_STRAT_01FAIL2026-07-261 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_MACRO_003 n
SKILL_OPS_PARTNER_01FAIL2026-07-261 authored question(s) unanswerable — e.g. QBANK_OPS_002 nee

Live Status

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