Browsing by Subject "Market Analysis"

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    Encouraging Small Business Growth and Expansion: Ramsey COR Retail Market Analysis
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2017) Boerschinger, Olivia; Svitavsky, Kate; Yoder, Amy
    This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. The City of Ramsey has long had a goal to create destinations in the community for residents to shop, eat, and enjoy entertainment. Market forces make achieving this goal challenging, and current efforts have fallen short of meeting community expectations. Students in Bob Streetar’s Community and Economic Development class conducted a retail market power and consumer buying power analysis to identify “gaps” in the Ramsey market that the City could capitalize on, identified barriers to commercial-retail development in the city, and made recommendations for strengthening retail demand in Ramsey by promoting housing density and developing a unique character to distinguish the city from competitor communities. The students’ final report and presentation are available.
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    Full Report to the Rochester/Olmsted Community Housing Partnership, Inc. on Housing Needs and Markets.
    (1990) Lukermann, Barbara L; Goetz, Edward G; Beech, Patricia; Capistrant, Steven; Rogers, Denise; Sporlein, Barbara
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    Housing Needs and Markets in Rochester and Olmsted County. Summary of a Report to the Rochester/Olmsted Community Housing Partnership, Inc.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota., 1990) Lukermann, Barbara L; Goetz, Edward G; Beech, Patricia; Capistrant, Steven; Rogers, Denise; Sporlein, Barbara
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    Surviving the Retail Apocalypse: Charting the Future of Retail in Ramsey
    (Resilient Communities Project (RCP), University of Minnesota, 2017) Boerschinger, Olivia; Pansch, Joshua; Lupini, Mathew
    This project was completed as part of the 2017-2018 Resilient Communities Project (rcp.umn.edu) partnership with the City of Ramsey. The City of Ramsey has long had a goal to create destinations in the community for residents to shop, eat, and enjoy entertainment. Market forces make achieving this goal challenging, and current efforts have fallen short of meeting community expectations. To help the City identify economic development and marketing strategies to attract more retail and restaurant development, students in Dr. Fernando Burga’s Land Use Planning analyzed retail trends nationally, mapped retail development in surrounding communities within a short driving distance from Ramsey, analyzed Ramsey's demographics to identify a target retail market, proposed a branding strategy to create a unique retail "identity," analyzed the challenges and opportunities presented by currently zoned commercial properties in the city, and recommended policy and other changes to facilitate future development of retail. The students' final report is available.