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the shoppes
For Immediate Release:
The Shoppes - Guthrie, OK, the City of Guthrie’s downtown retail incubator and shopping park is set to open Saturday, July 1st, 2023. The grand opening coincides with Red Brick Nights, Guthrie’s monthly downtown block party & street festival. The East block of Oklahoma Ave (from Division to Wentz) will feature food trucks, retail vendors, live music & more. The grand finale of this dual event is the 8th Annual Firework Show provided by Fireworkz A' Poppin, LLC.
After the Grand Opening Celebration on July 1st, The Shoppes will be open for regular business hours. Aside from serving the community as a beautiful gathering space complete with pavilion, benches, and picnic tables, the pop-up shop park will serve as a retail incubator for start-ups. The first business tenants for the shoppes include the following: Enspire Cookies, Mystic Soul, J’s Creations, The Painted Mushroom, Rustic Tease Boutique, and BG’s Clothing Co.
The Shoppes park and retail incubator program was funded by the T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program and The Rural Business Development Grant through USDA. The City of Guthrie Public Works Department completed all of the construction for the project, serving as in-kind matching funds for both grants.
The goal of this project is to eliminate barriers to entry for new and existing small business owners in our community. Our hope is that the businesses are able to gain their financial footing, grow their customer base, and move into traditional brick-and-mortar stores in our community. “With funding from the United States Department of Agriculture, T-Mobile, and in-kind labor from the City of Guthrie, we have created a vibrant community space that will revitalize the retail atmosphere of Guthrie's historic downtown.”
For questions, contact:
Shawnda Rooney
srooney@cityofguthrie.com