Retail Market - Boston Redevelopment Authority

Retail Market

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Industry Landscape
Boston's retail districts are a mixture of classic and contemporary, just as the city is a unique blend of history and innovation. Retail-heavy streets like Newbury and Boylston, Downtown Crossing, Back Bay, North End are some of the most popular shopping locations. They are an anchor for restaurants, galleries and museums, fashion brands, boutiques, food and merchandise stores.

Program Details

Bustling with a diverse and energetic population and booming with roughly $5 billion in development, Boston is a place it pays to do business. It is a major crossroads spot between domestic and international traffic, thus making the city the best location for businesses that depend on people traffic. With over a million people in downtown Boston every day and 10 million tourists and conventioneers visiting the city every year, Boston offers valuable, high-traffic sites for retailers in all markets.

Boston's neighborhoods help give the city its unique character and livability. They offer a range of opportunities to for retail businesses to tap into vibrant, diverse communities. The city's 21 Main Streets districts are set up to connect businesses with site information, demographic data, and other resources to allow retailers to make informed choices and hit the ground running. These unique mixed-use communities offer businesses a small-town feel with a big city market. With eight million s quare feet of existing retail space, Boston's Main Street markets offer a range of opportunities.

Boston Retail provides the following business assistance:

Site Selection - Boston Retail is committed to helping you identify possible locations for your business in one of Boston's 17 . For detailed information, please contact us .

Financing Assistance - The BRA offers very competitive financing to businesses large and small for a wide range of needs.

Workforce Training Visit our Supporting Organizations & Programs page - Through our Jobs and Community Services program, the BRA offers focused training opportunities for tomorrow's workforce. Recently, the city took the lead in dedicating a quarter of a million dollars to developing green workforce capacity.

Business Advocacy - Our experts assist current and prospective Boston retail businesses navigate the City of Boston to facilitate access to technical assistance and funding. If you're at the earliest stages of your venture, we can help you think through your business plan. Let us know your needs, and we'll walk you through the process.

Additional Resources
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Learn more about The Innovation District

Contact

Retail Market staff will assist businesses in accessing information, technical assistance, workforce development, and funding.

Kristen Keefe, Retail Market Sector Manager
617.918.4452
Kristen.Keefe.bra@cityofboston.gov