Buxton Hires Territory Business Manager for Growing CommunityID Division

FORT WORTH, Texas – Buxton, the leader in customer analytics for the retail industry, announces Robert Belcher joining as a Territory Business Manager in Buxton’s growing CommunityID division. Belcher will work on a team that has helped communities nationwide attract retailers.

Based out of the home office in Fort Worth, Belcher will work with communities in Colorado and Arizona to help increase revenues by growing their retail sectors. Since its national rollout in 2002, CommunityID has successfully helped civic leaders in over 300 large and small cities across the United States attract appropriate retail development, which increases sales and property tax funding for the city, creates new jobs and satisfies residents’ desires to shop at home.

Belcher holds two bachelor’s degrees in business administration from Texas Tech University, one in finance and one in business administration.

“We are pleased to have Robert join our team,” says Amy Wetzel, vice president of Buxton’s CommunityID division. “His experience working with business customers and understanding their needs will benefit our CommunityID clients.”

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 300 communities in over 32 states have incorporated Buxton’s program in their retail development strategy, resulting in the recruitment of over 15 million square feet of retail.

About Buxton
Since 1994, Buxton has been the industry leader in customer analytics for the retail industry. In recent years, Buxton has expanded its focus to also advise city governments, healthcare organizations and consumer packaged goods manufacturers. Buxton draws from its individual- and household-level databases to identify customers’ lifestyles, behavior patterns and buying habits. Among its 1,500 clients are retailers and brands such as FedEx, Casual Male, California Pizza Kitchen, The Container Store and New Balance Shoes and communities such as McKinney, Texas; Buffalo, N.Y.; Gary, Ind.; Midtown Alliance Atlanta, Ga.; City of Moulton, Ala.; and the Village of Broadview, Ill. In a 2006 article for the retail industry, Retail Traffic recognized Buxton as “a site-selection ace that is forging new ground in advising retailers.” Buxton was also selected as one of the Most Innovative Companies in the 2006 American Business Awards and was named in Fast Company Magazine’s 2005 Fast 50 list of top innovators and technology pioneers.

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Contact:
Courtney Hall
Communications Specialist
2651 South Polaris Drive; Fort Worth, TX 76137
Tel: 817-332-3681 Fax: 817-332-3686
chall@buxtonco.com