Resources & Articles
Retail for Every Season: How Destination Communities Can Build Year-Round Economic VitalityÂ
Tourism Brings Visitors. Retail Creates Staying Power. ...
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...
How a Downtown Action Plan Helped One Main Street Director Turn Uncertainty into MomentumÂ
When I came into this role, there...
Why Economic Development Organizations Are Investing in Retail RecruitmentÂ
James Chavez. I’m CEO of the South...
Webinars & Podcasts
Press Release
Kemper County Secures Appalachian Regional Commission Grant for Downtown Revitalization in DeKalb and Scooba
BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 26, 2026) – Kemper...
Powder Springs Completes Retail Academy Training, Eyes Targeted Retail and Restaurant Growth
BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 17, 2026) – Officials...
City of Rochester, Indiana Partners with Retail Strategies to Strengthen Retail Recruitment
BIRMINGHAM, AL (June 9, 2026) – The...
Osage County, Kansas Expands Economic Development Capacity with Retail Strategies Partnership
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 14, 2026) – Retail...
News & Client Success
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 Recruitment Is Economic Development: Lessons from Rural Strong with Lacy BeasleyÂ
For many rural communities, economic development conversations...
What Economic Developers Need to Know from ICSC Las Vegas 2026
The retail real estate industry gathered in...