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...