Downtown St. Charles Partnership Renews Partnership With Retail Minded

Parker, CO – August 10, 2015 – The Downtown St. Charles Partnership and Retail Minded Magazine have announced their partnership in an effort to better support the independent businesses and retailers within the Downtown St. Charles Partnership organization.

Delivered up to eight times a year, the Downtown St. Charles Partnership will introduce Retail Minded Magazine and other educational resources provided by Retail Minded to their members throughout the year. Each issue of Retail Minded Magazine will be co-branded with the Downtown St. Charles Partnership logo to further support their efforts in providing their members educational value, while also providing the Downtown St. Charles Partnership a chance to deliver quality, relevant, industry-specific news and support for their businesses.

We love working with communities that aim to help their local businesses achieve stronger success, and the Downtown St. Charles Partnership is a great example of this. They are a fantastic organization that we’re privileged to work with,” Retail Minded’s Founder and Publisher Nicole Leinbach Reyhle stated.

Expanding on this is Jenna Sawicki, Marketing and Promotions Director for the Downtown St. Charles Partnership.

Retail Minded gives our Downtown Businesses very smart and insightful information. All the advice is useful and completely do-able for our small businesses. Our goal for the year to bring more awareness of our organization and our downtown businesses. Retail Minded is a great tool and asset for downtown St. Charles,” stated Sawicki.

The Downtown St. Charles Partnership is a volunteer-driven, 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to revitalize and support Downtown St. Charles.  In 1996 the DSCP became part of the Illinois Main Street Program and remained affiliatied with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Illinois Main Street until 2012. The Downtown St. Charles Partnership works closely with the City of St. Charles Economic Development Department and other local businesses and resources to  support and assist local retailers.

Retail Minded’s Partner Program was designed to further support associations and other retail focused groups in helping their members gain trusted and valued retail news, education and support. Partners of this program include North Carolina’s Retail Merchant Association, the Kentucky Retail Federation, Crafter’s Home retail group, Main Street New Jersey, the Wisconsin Jeweler’s Association and many others.

Learn more about the Downtown St. Charles Partnership here. 

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