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The Retail Recruitment Case Study You’ll Never Forget

Case studies are gaining some serious traction in business today. They showcase work completed, objectives met, and experience - all… ...

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Gauging and Improving Your Community’s Identity

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD One of the most highly regarded objectives of most community’s development strategies is to “renew… ...

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Market-Ready Sites: a Retail Development Competitive Edge

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Lack of suitable sites for retail development is a major deterrent for many communities’ development… ...

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10 Signs You Should Invest in a Retail Recruitment Consultant

Has your community toyed with the idea of hiring a retail recruitment consultant? Below are ten signs that it’s time… ...

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Maximizing Your Retail Recruitment and Retention Strategies

Retail recruitment and retention play a vital role in a community’s economic development, but too often the process is frustratingly… ...

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Economic Development Strategy: Collaboration is the Key to Success

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Why is it that some communities have a long history of economic development success and… ...

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Recruiting Retailers and Developers with Behavioral Customer Analytics Data

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Historically, cities have marketed their communities to retailers and developers using statistics taken from census… ...

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Financial Advantages of Gain-Sharing Partnerships

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD In the site selection process, the traditional role that a community played involved reducing the… ...

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Filling Vacant Retail Stores

Bill R. Shelton, CEcD The general economy is perking up, so why are so many retailers closing stores? Whether tenants… ...

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Turning Advantages into Competitive Differentiators

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Determining how to differentiate the community in the crowded and competitive economic development marketplace is… ...

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Brownfields Offer Retail Site Opportunities

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD With over 80 percent of the United States’ 294 million people living in the nation’s… ...

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The Value of Retail Incubators

By Bill Shelton, CEcD Increasing numbers of communities are realizing the importance of a healthy retail sector to the local… ...

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