IMPORTANCE OF DOWNTOWN BUSINESS WINDOWS / STORE FRONTS

Sites on the internet that may be helpful to grasp this concept:

Youtube:  “ Insights into a Lively Downtown (Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, Michigan) HQ version”    (storefronts addressed at 9:36)

Best window Displays     http://thebwd.com/ 

FACEBOOK PAGE    “Bridge of Art”   DID YOU KNOW THERE ARE BUSINESSES OUT THERE THAT SPECIALIZE IN DRESSING UP STOREFRONTS?  VISIT THEIR WEBSITE FOR INSPIRATION

“WindoW display ideas” on pinterest

Ask businesses owners or building owners to take pride in the appearance of their store fronts

Take steps to address vacant store fronts to make them inviting and interesting.  Talk with property owners to see if they would be willing to do “something creative” in their windows (recruit local artists to help).  This will only help property owners with their efforts in attracting a tenant.

Make full use of your business store fronts as a showcase for the business.  There is a reason that stores inside shopping malls have large glass windows; you want to catch the shopper’s interest, make then wants to stop, look and hopefully get them inside.