Texas 2020

Education is Action.

Helping communities in TEXAS learn
to attract retail, teaching how data
provides options, and real estate
drives decisions.

empower

communities to ask for what they deserve.

educate

communities on what similar towns have received.

energize

communities to approach retail partners in a smart way.

equip

communities to meet their true potential.

Do you want NEW RETAIL in your community?

Join UTSA and Retail Strategies for a program that offers you a Customized Retail Recruitment Plan for your community, and a two-day Retail Academy training on how to put the plan into action.

Hosted by Lacy Beasley, President of Retail Strategies, these intense learning sessions provide you with customized retail reports and best practices.

University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development has partnered with Retail Strategies to offer Texas communities a retail recruitment program called Retail Academy. Retail Academy is a program that empowers community leaders to take a proactive approach to their retail opportunities. Communities will be trained and equipped with the tools and education necessary to attract new retailers to their markets, while providing support to their existing local businesses.

What’s Included?

Retail Academy is designed to equip community leaders with a realistic list of retail prospects and action plan to market the community to the prospects.

Six hours of customized training include an education on the marketing materials provided, how to create an elevator pitch, setting up conference meetings, prospect outreach and where to find industry leading information critical to implementing a long-term retail recruitment plan.

50+ page Customized Retail Recruitment Plan
Customized retail marketing pitch to use with retailers
A retail prospect list
Customized leakage report for your community
Mobile Data Collection Report
Navigation tips and insider insights

City, State
Name
First Last
Position
Job Title
Email
You & Your Community
Are you a leader in any statewide or national organizations?
if so, please name them
What do you consider to be your community Retail Trade Area?
location boundaries
What surrounding communities and municipalities use your city as its primary retail shopping destination?
Are there any communities or municipalities that you view as competition relative to retail recruitment?
What retailers and/or categories of retail are most often requested by citizens within your city?
Has your city had recent conversations with any retailers that may be interested in locating within the trade area?
Have any major retailers left the your city retail market in the past 36 months?
Vision
What type of retailers and/or categories of retail would you like to avoid or limit?
What is your vision relative to retail growth, recruitment and development as it relates to specific developers?
Does your city own property that is planned or available for retail development?
Does your city have incentive packages available to retailers and/or developers to assist in retail recruitment?
Key Community Members
Please provide contact information of 3 key members of the community that own commercial properties or those individuals typically involved in development and financing activities within your community.
1) Name
First Last
Email
Phone
2) Name
First Last
Email
Phone
3) Name
First Last
Email
Phone
Projects
Please list any current and/or planned retail development projects
Previously Planned Developments?
Does your city or other entity maintain an available retail property database?
Community Accounting Contact

Retail recruitment is a marathon, not a sprint.

When:

Q4 2020

(specific date TBD)

Where:

Online Classroom

(link will be sent to participants)

Hear what participants are saying!

September 2019 RETAIL ACADEMY

Retail Academy Tennessee 2019

Questions?

Contact Madeline Branch

madeline@retailstrategies.com

Education is Action.

Helping communities in TEXAS learn to attract retail, teaching how data provides options, and real estate drives decisions.