Chamber plans retail leakage lunch and learn

The Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce is planning a retail leakage lunch and learn for Thursday, Feb. 2 at noon.

The meeting will be at Dude’s Steakhouse.

Chamber president-CEO Denise Wilkinson said a retail leakage report will be discussed during the lunch and learn. The document details statistics that show spending patterns for different categories of goods outside of Cheyenne County.

“It’s a good indicator of what we need here,” Wilkinson said. The report may help businesses plan new hours or strategies, according to Wilkinson, and may potentially help identify new businesses that could...