SiouxFalls.Business: Downtown retail report and startups that found a home [Video]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – Jodi Schwan with SiouxFalls.Business visited to discuss a recent report on downtown Sioux Falls retail and three e-commerce startups that have moved to the Sioux Steel campus.

Retail report finds traffic growth, new opportunities for downtown businesses

A new report is taking a look at the health of downtown retail and what could be done to make it even better.

The study was done for DTSF and largely came back with a positive take on the city’s downtown, saying that essentially it punches well above its weight with a distinct sense of place, independent businesses, eclectic boutiques and a dining scene that rivals much larger cities.

The report also looked at gaps that can be addressed to move more shoppers from the core of Phillips Avenue to the north and east, including filling in areas like the Wells Fargo block and the parking lots …