Retail Academy

Community Retail Courses

Texas 2020

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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

UTSA plans to apply for a USDA grant in order to fully fund your participation in the program.

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Retail recruitment is a marathon, not a sprint.

University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development.

Grant Application

Receive a grant worth $10,000 to help your community.
Any Texas community under 25,000 population is eligible.

The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development is offering a grant opportunity to communities across the State with a population of less than 25,000 to help the selected communities increase revenues from retail. This grant will fully fund qualified cities to complete the Retail Academy program at a date to be determined in the fall or winter of 2020 in San Antonio, TX area. The goal is to provide these cities with the resources and education necessary to enhance their retail landscape and improve their economy as a whole. Retail Academy will educate communities on best practices to attract new retailers while providing resources support to existing local businesses. Retail Academy will empower these cities to increase their local sales and property tax collections as well as increase the overall quality of life.  The program is described below. 

Retail Academy ($10,000 Value)

Retail Academy is a program developed from a leading national retail advisory firm, Retail Strategies. The program assists communities in strengthening their retail landscape. 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.

EXAMPLE DEMOGRAPHICS

Peer Analysis
Mobile Tracking Data
GAP Analysis
Trade Area
Demographics Overview

RETAIL RECRUITMENT TOOLS

Expert analysis
Customized Retail Marketing Guide
Aerial Map with Retailers Plotted
Elevator Pitch

ICSC OVERVIEW

Regional Conference
Deal Making
Networking Education

REAL ESTATE EXPERT SPEAKERS

Current Industry Trends
Site Selection 101
Retail Recruitment & Marketing
Public/Private Partnerships

Cities Eligible: Any Texas community with a population less than 25,000.

All applicants should plan to attend Retail Academy in San Antonio in fall/winter of 2020.  Date and location TBD.  

Communities are responsible for covering hotel and travel costs only.

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Please fill out all fields in this application to qualify your community for the grant.

Retail Academy Grant Opportunity

University of Texas at San Antonio’s Institute for Economic Development.

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When:

Q4 2020

(specific date TBD)

Where:

UTSA Downtown Campus
501 W César E Chávez Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78207

Schedule

Day 1

  • State of the Industry – Today’s Trends
  • Data…Everything You Need to Know About the Research
  • Real Estate, Prospects and Making the Pitch

Day 2

  • The Deal Making Process
  • Outreach: ICSC, Elevator Pitch and Marketing Guide
  • How to Utilize the Information

Hear what participants are saying!

September 2019 RETAIL ACADEMY

Retail Academy Tennessee 2019

Questions?

Contact Madeline Branch

madeline@retailstrategies.com