Retail is now an essential part of a community's economic health and vitality. As America's economy has grown, demand for more retail and dining choices have grown to enhance the quality of our lives.

Why incorporate retail into your community economic development plan?

• Broadens and diversify tax revenues
• Increases employment
• Attracts trade that is shopping elsewhere
• Satisfies residents' desires to shop at home
• Revitalizes downtowns or commercial corridors
• Improves your ability to attract and keep other businesses

Buxton was the first to develop a retail economic development program enabling community leaders to take advantage of the technologies used by retailers to make location decisions. Since the national roll-out of the program in 2002, more than 350 communities in over 36 states have incorporated our program in their retail development strategy, resulting in the recruitment of over 15 million square feet of retail.

Actionable Solutions:


A proven retail economic development program

Retail recruiting program designed for small cities

Market your community to retailers through state of the art electronic technology

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