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What Incentives Are Being Used to Attract and Keep Retailers?

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Civic leaders who are establishing a retail incentive program often ask the question, “What retail… ...

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Why Psychographics Trump Demographics in Retail Recruitment

Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Community leaders almost always want to recruit retail or restaurant concepts that will not fit in… ...

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The Retail Site Selection Process

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD HLM Site selection for a store or restaurant is the most critical strategic decision a… ...

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Developing a Developer-Friendly Attitude

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD, HLM Developers and municipalities stereotypically have a love-hate relationship. They need each other, but often… ...

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Use Tax Increment Financing to put financial muscle in your retail development efforts

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Looking for ways to pump up your community’s retail sector? Don’t overlook the power of… ...

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Tourist Retail is More than Souvenir Shops

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Tourism for many communities is a key engine for economic growth, and civic leaders are… ...

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Shop-Local Campaigns: A Band-Aid Solution?

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD With the dual goals of stopping retail leakage and promoting local businesses, community economic development… ...

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Leverage Your Retail Trade Area’s Potential

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Communities that use marketing statistics based on political boundaries often understate the communities’ current and… ...

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New Rules Require Disclosure of Tax Abatements

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Tax abatements play a role in many communities’ retail development processes, which means it is… ...

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Planning is Easy. Execution is Hard.

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Most communities find that planning and developing a retail marketing strategy is not difficult but… ...

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Political Will: The Driver of a Competitive Environment

By Bill R. Shelton, CEcD Decisions to locate businesses are normally made after analyzing and weighing various variables that either… ...

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Buxton Public Sector Webinar: 2015 Retail Development Trends

Positioning Your Community for Retail Development: 2015 Trends What retail development trends will shape the market in 2015, and how… ...

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