Founded in 2009 in Austin, Texas, The Retail Strategy has grown from a local tenant representation real estate firm into a full-service outsourced real estate department committed to an innovative approach to driving strategic growth for retail tenants seeking new locations on the local, regional and national levels.
- 01
- The Retail Strategy started out of Lauren's house with an intern, Greg Stanislawski who is now our Vice President!
- 2009
The Launch
- 02
- Moved into our first office in Austin!
- 2010
First Office - 03
- Finalized our first 25 leases and hired our first full-time employee!
- 2011
First Milestone - 04
- Moved into our South Congress office!
- 2013
New Office - 05
- Started working with multiple brands on a national level!
- 2014
Big Things - 06
- Assisted in opening over 400 locations!
- 2016
Expansion - 07
- Opened our Houston & Ohio prior offices locations!
- 2018
Growth - 08
- Officially worked with 100 brands assisting with expansion & we signed our 1,000th lease!
- 2019
New Heights - 09
- Navigated our way through the trials and tribulations of 2020 while successfully guiding our clients!
- 2020
Defying the Odds - 10
- New team members. New Bee Cave, TX office. New strategies & goals!
- 2021
A Look Ahead
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Core Values
Humble HustleHumble hustle
Putting the extra in ordinaryPutting the extra in ordinary
We before IWe before I
Constant InnovationConstant innovation
Get it done!Get it done!
continuing-to-expandContinuing to Expand
Our pledge is to increase the probability of high-performing locations by utilizing our “art and science” approach to market expansion and site selection while optimizing cost savings.
We began with just a handful of brands in our first year and have grown to service over 100 brands.