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1I. INTRODUCTION TO BUXTON <br />Community/U <br />Since our founding in 1994, Buxton has been a leading force in retail location and. <br />development. We are recognized for creating solutions that provide results. <br />Buxton began as a service to help retailers make informed site selection <br />decisions by understanding their customers and precisely determining their <br />markets. Buxton leaders soon realized that the company's expertise in retail <br />location and market analysis could also be leveraged to benefit communities <br />desiring retail expansion. Please note that in this proposal the term "retail" is <br />inclusive of all retail concepts. <br />Community/D® <br />Designed specifically for use in community economic development programs, <br />Buxton's Community/D® process has assisted more than 350 public sector <br />clients nationwide, resulting in the development of more than 15 million square <br />feet of retail space. We integrate our impressive technical capabilities with more <br />than 500 cumulative years of retail management and local economic <br />development experience to help municipalities achieve their retail goals. <br />More than simply providing data, Community/D® supplies custom marketing <br />materials and strategies targeting the unique location requirements of retailers, <br />developers and commercial real estate brokers. Community/D® clients achieve <br />outstanding success using our tools for retail identification, selection and <br />recruitment. And our clients benefit from our unique understanding of retail .site <br />selection from the retailer's point of view. The combination of technical expertise <br />and professional guidance gives municipalities the capacity to immediately <br />implement an effective retail development program. <br />Benefits of Community/D® <br />With Community/D® you have immediate access to: <br />• Retail Industry Expertise. Gain a competitive position by working with <br />professionals who have years of retail management experience plus <br />current insights into your community and site selection processes and <br />trends. <br />• Community Development Best Practices. Expand and sharpen your <br />retail development focus by incorporating best practices discovered by <br />Buxton through daily work with municipalities across the nation. <br />• Proprietary Systems. Gather useful information by having Buxton's <br />technology specialists analyze your trade area accessing data stored on <br />Buxton's in-house databases. <br />Buxton <br />IDomlying Customers <br />3 <br />