All StoriesCategory: Community Outreach
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The Battle Between Local Retail and Online Shopping Giants
Local retail and online shopping are shaping the future of how we buy. From empty shelves to endless digital options, this blog explores the struggle to support local stores while navigating the convenience of Amazon and other giants.
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It Pays to Keep your Phone off the Table
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Recently, I dined at Pianeta, my favorite Truckee, California restaurant. I sat at the bar and did what I usually do — pulled out my phone to check my emails and shoot text messages off to my friends. As I was beginning to get lost in the device in my hand, I noticed a message…
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Human Connection is a Necessity
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Working remotely certainly presents some challenges—our CMA team hasn’t been under one roof since Covid took the world by storm over two years ago. Our staff has been yo-yoing between home office and our Folsom office. I had no idea how fragmented we were until we scheduled a 2-day meeting in our Lake Tahoe/Truckee office.…
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The Mural Effect
Shopping centers struggling to fill vacancies are losing more than leasing income; they are also losing money to restore property that has been defaced by taggers who see easy targets in the empty spaces. Some centers, however, have found an interesting solution to the problem: paying local artists to paint murals relevant to the neighborhood…
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At Your Service
Customer experience matters more than ever for successful brick-and-mortar retailers.