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Retail consultant outlines recruitment challenges and prospects for Blue Springs
Summary
Veil Strategies presented to the Blue Springs City Council on Oct. 6, reporting active outreach to national retailers but citing site-size, price and construction-cost barriers. The firm said some prospects want proximity to Interstate and Highway 7, need 1–3+ acres for full-service restaurants, and that deals typically take 18–36 months.
Veil Strategies told the Blue Springs City Council on Oct. 6 that the city is actively being marketed to national retailers but faces headwinds including site size, rent expectations and construction costs.
Cam South, a consultant with Veil Strategies, summarized the firm’s ongoing outreach, saying the company has placed site opportunities with retailers and received feedback that available sites in Blue Springs did not match firms’ size or price requirements. “This user is looking for about an acre, acre and a…
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