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Plans for improving and potentially relocating the City Store
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Council Member Brewer raises concerns about the City Store's visibility and operating hours. Commissioner Molina outlines plans for improvements and potential changes to the store's operations.
- DCAS is launching a refreshed website for the City Store and improving backend systems to increase online traffic
- A new City Store manager with retail sector experience will be hired to bring fresh ideas
- Consideration is being given to relocating the City Store, though no specific plans are in place yet
- Council Member Brewer suggests extending operating hours to include weekends and expanding product offerings
Gale A. Brewer
1:02:13
And and then, of course, my other question is this is a, thirty year question.
1:02:18
I do love the city store, but could it be somewhere more visible?
1:02:22
And could it be open on the weekends?
Louis Molina
1:02:23
Yes.
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It's
Gale A. Brewer
1:02:24
this thirty year story.
Louis Molina
1:02:25
No.
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No.
1:02:26
I I hear it's I I love the city store as well as I've come learn more about it.
1:02:29
So we are we are doing a a website refresh that's gonna be launching, very soon.
1:02:36
In addition to that, we've done improvements on our back end to sort of increase our online traffic to City Store.
1:02:42
Uh-huh.
1:02:43
I'm also working with our executive deputy commissioner that oversees the City Store to think about is there ways that we can draw in traffic.
1:02:51
Soon, we will have a new City Store manager that comes from the retail sector, and looking forward to that person bringing some new and refreshed ideas.
1:02:59
To the evaluation of relocating the City Store, we haven't we've thought about that.
1:03:05
We're not kinda there yet thinking about where that might go, but happy to engage with you and your team on
Gale A. Brewer
1:03:10
just take a little portion of the model space because then every tourist would purchase on the weekends.
1:03:16
You're closed on the weekends.
Louis Molina
1:03:17
Yeah.
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We'll take care
Gale A. Brewer
1:03:19
of Alright.
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And then you need longer scarf.
1:03:20
You only have the square scarf.
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You need the longer scarf.
Louis Molina
1:03:24
Got it.
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Okay.
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I'll add that to our
Gale A. Brewer
1:03:26
This is thirty years of the same conversation.