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
Nevada EDC Partners with Retail Strategies to Prepare for Next Phase of Growth
BIRMINGHAM, AL (July 15, 2026) – The...
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...
News & Client Success
Retail Strategies Named Finalist for Birmingham Business Journal’s Best Places to Work as Company Celebrates 15 Years
BIRMINGHAM, AL (July 9, 2026) — Retail Strategies has...
Why Economic Development Teams Need a Retail Recruitment Partner: Lessons from the City of La PorteÂ
My name is Hailey Bowers. I am...
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...