Keene, Texas to Focus on Retail Recruitment by Hiring Retail Strategies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

CONTACT: Caroline Hannum
Retail Strategies
caroline@retailstrategies.com

BIRMINGHAM, AL (January 29, 2021) – Retail Strategies, the leading national retail recruitment firm, has partnered with Keene, Texas to develop and execute a retail recruitment strategy on behalf of the city. Keene is a historic town situated on the Chisholm Trail, located on Highway 67. The city is located just outside of Fort Worth and offers small town charm with a big time vision of success.

“Retail Strategies will provide our economic development team with a smart growth strategy that they will leverage to effectively attract retail to Keene. We look forward to Retail Strategies acting as an extension of our team and working closely with the city handling all retail outreach on our behalf.”

Molly Martin, Director of Economic Development

“Keene is seeing an influx of new residents and housing projects,” said Molly Martin, director of Keene Economic Development. “Our city and leadership want to accommodate our citizens by bringing new and noteworthy retailers to our community. Retail Strategies will provide our economic development team with a smart growth strategy that they will leverage to effectively attract retail to Keene. We look forward to Retail Strategies acting as an extension of our team and working closely with the city handling all retail outreach on our behalf.”

“The team at Keene, TX are sharp and have done a great job to bring primary jobs and rooftops to the area over the past couple of years. With the increase in remote workers looking to get outside of cities like Fort Worth and into smaller cities with charm, Keene is perfectly situated to continue growing.” said Matthew Tate, Director of Business Development at Retail Strategies. “Our team will begin by getting to know the city and researching the market in order to identify the opportunities and craft the story we will be telling to interested businesses. Following our research, our recruitment team will actively seek and pursue retailers to come to the market. We are excited to get to work.”

Through the new partnership, Retail Strategies will perform a real estate market analysis of the businesses located in Keene and identify areas of opportunity with expanding businesses. The Retail Strategies team will work hand in hand with city leaders to help them understand their market and highlight opportunities for infill. Additionally, the team at Retail Strategies will proactively reach out to potential businesses, property owners, brokers, and developers on behalf of Keene, Texas.

About Keene, Texas

Keene, Texas is in Johnson County. The city has an estimated population of 6,339 people. Keene offers all the amenities of a small town with the added convenience of its’ proximity to Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Keene is home to many unique opportunities including the Dinosaur Science Museum and Research Center. Visit Keene today to experience the many local parks and small-town charm the city has to offer.

For more information visit, https://keenetx.com/.

About Retail Strategies

Retail Strategies is the national expert in recruiting businesses and strategically developing communities. Our mission is to provide the real estate expertise, tools, and human effort that position deserving towns as alluring locations for national businesses and destinations for tourism and quality of life amenities. With confidence, we pursue this mission by delivering unparalleled customer service as a unified team with unmatched real estate and community development expertise. Our activities pay a return in sales taxes, added jobs, and businesses that enhance and add to the unique qualities of your community.