Consumer consulting firm finds $500M ‘opportunity gap’ in Spokane Valley market The Spokesman-Review, published August 9, 2018, 6 A.M. By Amy Edelen [amye@spokesman.com] [link] Full Article Spokane Valley earlier this year contracted with Alabama-based consumer consulting firm, Retail Strategies, to assist with increasing the city’s retail footprint by studying the city’s commercial landscape and marketing […]
Focus Trends~ Apparel
FOCUS TRENDS is a monthly retail strategies article on a specific retail category highlighting growth and contraction within the market. For more on Apparel please listen to our APPAREL WEBINAR. FOCUS TRENDS :: APPAREL The apparel retail sector has taken over headlines over the past few months, but it’s mainly been big-name closures grabbing […]
Congratulations to Spring Hill, TN on new Red Robin opening
Retail Strategies was engaged by the city of Spring Hill in 2014. We identified a leakage of $22 million in the full-service restaurant category, and predicted that the market could support 5 additional restaurants. Through the course of the past 2 years we have reached out to dozens of restaurants on behalf of the city of […]
Dubuque stopping retail ‘leakage’
“It takes awhile for retail to come to an area.” ~ Joe Strauss, Portfolio Manager for Retail Strategies Dubuque’s retail needs were underscored in March 2015, when a study by Alabama-based advisory group Retail Strategies assessed local “retail leakage.” That occurs when consumers leave their own community to purchase goods or services elsewhere. About $26 […]
