Town Green is pleased to support our district merchants and entice more visitors to kick off their holiday season in Downtown New Haven by offering free metered parking on Saturday, November 28, 2015 in celebration of Small Business Saturday.
Shoppers, diners, and theater-goers can park at meters covered with white bags featuring the Town Green District, and Shop Small logos for TWO hours on the following blocks:
Chapel Street from State Street to York Street
Temple Street from Chapel Street to Crown Street
Crown Street from Church Street to Temple Street
Elm Street from Church Street to State Street
Church Street from Wall Street to Trumbull Street
Sponsor a Banner in Downtown NHV!
This
summer, Town Green, The City of New Haven, Market New Haven, and Visit New Haven introduced over 2 dozen colorful "Welcome to New Haven" light pole banners to welcome visitors and enliven the streetscape.
We're offering a unique opportunity to place your logo and promote your business on these banners. Businesses can simply provide their logo and be offered a choice of location, color and language.Read More
What's New?
More Shoppers
The opening of the 160-unit CenterPlan at College and Crown Streets will yield a new group of shoppers for New Haven's ever-changing downtown.
After almost a decade-long wait, the planning and then noisy construction at College and Crown Streets has yielded a luxury apartment building in the center of a rapidly changing downtown.
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Devil's Gear 3.0
Even with his arm in a sling, Matthew Feiner managed to cut the ceremonial ribbon on Devil's Gear Bike Shop's new Orange Street location. When Matthew Feiner first came to New Haven 20 years ago and was riding his bike all over town, people made fun of him.Read More
SHiFT Cycling
On Wednesday, October 21, 2015, Mayor Toni Harp officially welcomed SHiFT Cycling to 199 Crown Street. This is SHiFT's second location, the Guilford studio opened in March 2014.
The vision was to create a workout experience that is accessible yet challenging to every rider, no matter where they are in their fitness levels.
What's Trending?
Consumer Spending
In the monthly economic review of October 2015, the National Retail Federation announced that consumers remain a resilient economic force, as long as they continue to spend.
Households continue to do their part to keep the economy growing despite global crosswinds and a stronger dollar that restrained economic activity this summer.
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Considerations for Retailers
77% of holiday shoppers bought a non-gift item over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend last year, and the National Retail Federation has already learned that the average shopper this year will spend more on these self-indulgences. Give these shoppers what they want - more ways to find items they don't have to wrap for anyone else.
Craft Beer Week in New Haven
Downtown New Haven continues to expand its offering of craft beer. Now there is an entire week dedicated to tasting these brews. With this year's Craft Beer Week, New Haven joined in the celebration of an exploding industry in Connecticut, one that could eventually put it on the map with states like Illinois, which boasts a relatively small but powerful craft beer production.
Welcome to SHOP TALK, published monthly by Retail Sq. Ft. SHOP TALK discusses What's New, What's Here, What's Coming, and What's Trending in Downtown New Haven's Retail Community.
Retail Sq. Ft. @ Town Green District is ready to help with retail information and demographics, referrals, and all the resources needed to make Downtown New Haven your ideal business location.
