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Retail Market Demand
Figure 10: The East Grand River Avenue area has a market demand for a pub, 2 full-service and 3 quick casual restaurants.
2,500 sf Shoes, Footwear, Handbags: 1–2 service-oriented, moderately priced footwear stores
specializing in athletic, children’s, women’s, or men’s shoes, and/or leather accessories. 2028
projected sales:
$1,000,000/year
$400 sf/yr average store sales
2,000 sf Toys-Hobbies: A small toy and hobby offering educational games, toys, arts, models and
crafts. 2028 Projected new store sales:
$500,000 / year
$250 sf/year average store sales
5,000 sf General Retail Stores: 3 to 5 stores offering a wide range of merchandise: clothing,
electronics, foods, footwear, household goods, Kitchen, health & beauty, home decorations, soft
goods. 2028 Projected Sales:
$1,400,000 /year projected sales
$280 sf/yr average store sales
Retail Market Demand
2,000 sf Breweries & Pubs: A small micro-brewery or pubs specializing in themed or hand-crafted
beers, spirits, wines and other beverages. The pub should provide sit-down dining and live music
complementing its brand. 2028 Projected sales:
$1,000,000 / year
$500 sf/year average store sales
5,000 sf Full-Service Restaurants: 3 to 5 local and regional sit-down restaurants offering attentive
service, and well-designed interiors highlighting themed food category, such as breakfast, bistro,
deli, family, pizza, seafood and steak. Small, with 40 to 50 seats, regional or branded restaurants are
recommended. 2028 Projected sales:
$1,750,000 / year
$350 sf/year
East Grand River Avenue Retail Market Analysis
Gibbs Group - July 2, 2025
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