Retail industry reconvenes in Vegas with OKC front and center
This past December, ICSC got the retail industry back together in Las Vegas for the first time in two years for a trade show called Here, We Go 2021.
This past December, ICSC got the retail industry back together in Las Vegas for the first time in two years for a trade show called Here, We Go 2021.
At the November Chamber Forum, attendees learned more about the state of OKC's retail industry. Though we are all more aware of the retail sector in its busiest months, it’s an important part of our economy year-round. Here’s a recap of the event.
Shopping local for gifts this season doesn’t always have to come in the form of a package. Consider an experiential gift through purchasing a membership to one of our city’s favorite museums.
In addition to a variety of holiday happenings in downtown OKC, local retailers are once again “popping up” in Midtown as part of Holiday Popup Shops from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays through Dec. 19.
The Chamber wants residents to make sure to support the local shops and restaurants that help make Oklahoma City the community we all love, especially during the holiday shopping season.
As the shopping season kicks off this weekend with Small Business Saturday, the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber is encouraging shoppers to support local retail this holiday season.
As of this writing, there are about 50 shopping days left until Christmas, and for some retailers, that period can sometimes mean the difference between staying open or closing for good since a majority of their yearly sales come during the holidays. But if Oklahoma City’s sales tax collections are any indication, 2021 could end up being the gift that just keeps on giving for Oklahoma City retailers, both large and small.
In the face of the recent pandemic and an ever-changing landscape for retailers, Quail Springs Mall took an aggressive approach to lure non-traditional mall tenants to create a retail environment that is a lot more than shopping.