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The public will have three opportunities on Monday, July 21, to attend a presentation detailing the results of a recent retail mar- ket analysis commissioned by the City of Sarasota, the city has announced. Robert Gibbs, an internationally renowned retail market expert who conducted the analysis, will present his findings and rec- ommendations at the following times and locations, a news release says: • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., SRQ Media Studio, City Hall Annex, 1565 First St. Sarasota. • 2 to 2:30 p.m., St. Armands Key Lutheran Church, 40 N. Adams Drive, Sarasota. • 6 p.m., Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota. The 6 p.m. presentation will be part of a reg- ularly scheduled City Commission meeting, the news release points out. Gibbs was contracted to study the optimal business mix in four locations: downtown, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way corri- dor, St. Armands Circle and the Rosemary District, the release notes. "The analysis was conducted with the upcoming opening of The Mall at University Town Center in mind and possible actions needed to maintain healthy, vibrant retail districts within the city limits," the release adds. PUBLIC INVITED TO RETAIL MARKET ANALYSIS PRESENTATIONS The Gibbs Planning Group is based in Michigan. Image from the Gibbs Planning Group website Sarasota News Leader July 18, 2014 Page 70