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
East Moline Taps Retail Strategies to Grow Retail Options for Residents
BIRMINGHAM, AL (August 1, 2026) – Situated...
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...
News & Client Success
Why Communities Choose Retail Strategies for Retail RecruitmentÂ
Retail Strategies has brought in so much...
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...