Mainstreets in Australia Podcast with Mainstreet America
Listen to this podcast with Matt Wagner of Mainstreet America and David West from Mainstreet SA
Retail Adelaide City
Retail Trends 2025 – Matt Wagner Main Street America
In this episode, Matt Wagner breaks down seven key predictions that will impact Main Street businesses and entrepreneurs in 2025. You’ll discover: How retail sales are expected to slow and the challenges facing small businesses The potential “Ozempic Ripple Effect” and its implications for various industries The emerging “Phygital” world and how technology is transforming shopping experiences AI’s …
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My BID experiences – Philadelphia
My BID experiences – Experience #1 Philadelphia – Clean & safe but so much more The City of Philadelphia is an impressive City, but it has not always been that way. In the early nineties crime rates were high and the City was poorly presented with many boarded up shopfronts and street issues including homelessness. …
Retail Trends – predictions for 2022 by Matt Wagner Main Street America
Main Spotlight: 10 Predictions for 2022 January 12, 2022 | 10 Predictions for 2022 | By: Matthew Wagner, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Main Street America | Making predictions is always a risky proposition. Given the accelerated nature of change brought on by COVID-19, understanding trends in real-time and forecasting the impacts on the work of …
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Adelaide City has a unique customer catchment area
Adelaide City has the best customer catchment area for shopping, dining and entertainment. The City is so accessible from all directions by car, bus, tram, train, taxi, bike and walking. This map shows the 10km catchment area that is not restricted by the ocean or the hills with close to 700,000 residents live within this …
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Main streets need a catalyst to inject new life
Sometimes main streets are stuck in the past. They are not attracting new customers and the street feels tired. The street is in slow decline year after year. Out of the blue an opportunity comes along and BOOM! This is exactly what has happened in O’Connell Street North Adelaide. Many failed attempts to develop the …
Adelaide City offers many new business opportunities
Adelaide City has just been voted the third most liveable City in the world. This is a fabulous honour and great recognition for our wonderful City. Retailers and businesses are focussing on opportunities in the City centre creating a new level of demand. The CBD is easily accessible by all forms of transport and the …
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Take the 3 minute video website tour
This short video explains the concept behind Retail Adelaide City and how it can work for you as a retailer, property owner or leasing agent. The website provides a range of leasing opportunities and connection with agents in the City and additional business resources. Retail Adelaide City connects businesses with each other to create a …
Adelaide (un)Planned Podcast
Malls and Mainstreets In Episode #10 we head to the main street with David West, an Adelaide local and an international expert on town centre retail and place management. Having managed the big malls, as well as Adelaide’s premier shopping street Rundle Mall, David explains why shopping centres offer some of the secrets to creating …
Curating the Business Mix with a Strategic Intent
How can we curate the mix of businesses on a mainstreet or in a City centre?The best strategy is to use techniques used by shopping centres. Research the customer catchment area in detail to understand the escape expenditure from households.Surveying the business mix will reveal gaps and opportunities. The next step is to work with …
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