You are cordially invited to join the Vermont Community Development Association (VCDA) at its Fall Meeting on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at the Vergennes Opera House in Vergennes, Vermont. The theme for this
event is "The Changing Face of Retail in Vermont’s Downtowns."

Retail is the engine that drives our Vermont downtowns and many aspects of our rural economy. But the face of retail is changing: increasing online sales, shifting demographics and shopping habits, and the evolving regulatory environment pose both challenges and opportunities.

The VCDA Fall conference will explore these changes and provide a venue for downtown retailers, business organizations, community leaders, financial institutions, and policy makers to discuss the future of retail in Vermont and identify key strategies for ensuring that Vermont’s downtowns are vibrant and successful:

• Hear from a panel of downtown retail establishments and organizations on their perspective and experience navigating changes, challenges, and opportunity in the retail landscape

• Hear success stories from retail establishments across the state around successful marketing, collaboration, growth, expansion, and transition over time

• Engage in deep dive discussion to capture key challenges, opportunities, and action/strategy for the work ahead to boost, support, diversify, and grow downtown retail throughout the state.

The Fall Conference promises to be a full, interesting, informative day at the Vergennes Opera House. To register, please visit our Eventbrite page at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vcda-vrga-fall-conference-the-changing-face-of-retail-in-vermon[...]160

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