Resources & Articles
How Retail Recruitment Works: From Market Analysis to New Store Openings
For many community leaders, retail recruitment can...
Retail for Every Season: How Destination Communities Can Build Year-Round Economic VitalityÂ
Tourism Brings Visitors. Retail Creates Staying Power. ...
How a Downtown Action Plan Helped One Main Street Director Turn Uncertainty into MomentumÂ
When I came into this role, there...
Retail Recruitment Is Economic Development: Lessons from Rural Strong with Lacy BeasleyÂ
For many rural communities, economic development conversations...
Webinars & Podcasts
Press Release
Town of Wiggins, Colorado Partners with Retail Strategies to Advance Retail Recruitment Along Interstate 76Â
BIRMINGHAM, AL (July 1, 2026) – The Town of...
Middle Michigan Development Corporation Awarded USDA Funds to Bring Retail Academy Training to Three-County Region
BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 30, 2026) – Middle...
City of Simi Valley Completes Retail Academy Training with Retail Strategies, Setting Stage for Renewed Retail Recruitment Push
BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 29, 2026) – The...
Kemper County Secures Appalachian Regional Commission Grant for Downtown Revitalization in DeKalb and Scooba
BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 26, 2026) – Kemper...
News & Client Success
Why Retail Recruitment Success Is About More Than Landing a StoreÂ
Jim Zaleski, I’m the economic development director...
Why Retailers Need More Than a Good Site: What Tractor Supply’s Real Estate Director Says About Community ReadinessÂ
Name is Roberto Guerrero. I’m a director...
Why Economic Development Organizations Are Investing in Retail RecruitmentÂ
James Chavez. I’m CEO of the South...
Retail Strategies Recognized with ICSC 2026 Excellence in Community Advancement Award
Award Highlights the Power of Partnership in...