Healthy economies should be diverse and have a balance between a couple of different industries and create an economic draw. Retail is one thing that is making a come back in Esky and with some additional focus on the downtown we can improve the overall brand image of the town (We want it to be fun, develop a robust downtown and pro investment oriented outlook.)
In my economic perspective, I try and think about long term growth and when a large retail outlet and/or when something else might be of benefit. In this case I think Dunham's would be a good fit and likely contribute to the development of an outdoor brand.
If your an outdoor person you want to get stuff and get it quick. Things break, boats break, forgotten equipment, etc. We can sort of also come to the conclusion that outdoor retail sales good and there is reason to expand. There has been an increase in tourism in the area and the use of the marina. A trend.........?
Additional outdoor tourism would generally mean more outdoor traffic and in turn higher retail on certain seasonal products, restaurant tabs, hotel rooms, vacation rentals, etc...
If an area is having more visitors and selling more products it could be a good place to start an outdoor business. Plenty of start-up space downtown in the $100K building range.
Radio Results Network article....
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