HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2012-04-25 Retail Opportunity Forum
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
Leesburg Economic Development Commission Hosts Retail
Opportunity Forum on May 2, 2012
Event aimed at helping existing and potential retailers identify specific
opportunities for retail sales growth
Leesburg, VA (April 25, 2012) – On Wednesday, May 2, 2012, the Leesburg Economic
Development Commission will host its first-ever Retail Opportunity Forum. This free event will
provide attendees with a retail market analysis for Leesburg, highlighting the opportunities for
retailers to take advantage of unmet retail demand – current and future – within the local
market. The forum will be held at the Ida Lee Park Recreation Center from 7 to 9 pm.
“We recognize that small retailers often don’t have the time or money to invest in market
research and analysis,” explained Marantha Edwards, Leesburg’s Economic Development
Manager. “Even if they do, purchasing data from a national company doesn’t give them the
local insight about Leesburg’s current retail market that we will provide at the Forum.”
“Attendees will receive a packet of information valued at close to $1,000, if they were to
individually purchase the various pieces of information,” she continued. “We have assembled a
comprehensive retail market report, including gap analysis, household expenditures,
demographics, and population growth projections. We will also share some tools that
attendees can use to create new retail offerings and identify the missing pieces for their specific
locations. In addition, we will provide in-depth, local knowledge about what’s going on right
now in Leesburg and where the future opportunities are.”
Commercial real estate brokers, retail property owners, property managers and existing
retailers, as well as entrepreneurs interested in opening new retail stores, are all encouraged to
attend the forum. The event is free. For more information, please visit
www.leesburgva.gov/business. To RSVP for the Leesburg Retail Opportunity Forum, please
email Marantha Edwards at medwards@leesburgva.gov.
Contact:
Marantha Edwards, Economic Development Manager
medwards@leesburgva.gov • 703-737-7019
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