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The Retail Coach, founded in 2000, is a national retail consulting, market research and development firm that combines strategy, technology, and creative expertise to develop and deliver high-impact retail recruitment and development strategies to local governments, chambers of commerce, and economic development organizations. The Retail Coach offers a fully customized system of products and services that better enable communities to maximize their retail development potential. Their experience in leading municipalities in over 650 communities in 40+ states will create better, stronger places to live and work.

 

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Webinar: Downtown Revitalization – Engagement, Incentives & Retail

  • Feb 10
  • 1 min read

Updated: 6 days ago


Communities across the country are taking a fresh look at how to bring energy, investment, and the right tenant mix back to their downtowns. Join The Retail Coach for our February webinar, Downtown Revitalization: Engagement, Incentives & Retail Recruitment, to explore practical, real-world strategies that are working right now.



You’ll hear how cities and partners are engaging stakeholders, aligning vision, and moving from planning to implementation. Our panel will also discuss the importance of proactive recruitment of local, regional, and national retail and restaurant users to create a true destination corridor.

Panelists will share:

  • Challenges they’ve faced in downtown revitalization — and how they’ve turned obstacles into opportunities

  • Approaches to stakeholder and property owner engagement

  • Examples of incentives that spur activity, including façade grants, vacant property tools, and creative solutions like public art

  • Lessons learned from recruiting the right mix of uses to drive sustained traffic


Featured Panelists:

  • Josh Rutherford, City of Tempe, Arizona – Office of Economic Development

  • Shalissa Perry, City of Dallas, Texas - Downtown Dallas, Inc.

  • Michael Berne, MJB Consulting


Whether your community is just getting started or refining an existing strategy, you’ll leave with ideas you can put into action immediately.

Webinar Occurred Tuesday, February 24, 2:00 PM CT




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