{"id":226,"date":"2024-06-03T19:31:52","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T19:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/?p=226"},"modified":"2024-09-06T18:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:56:27","slug":"business-leaders-predict-the-future-of-chattanoogas-retail-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/2024\/06\/03\/business-leaders-predict-the-future-of-chattanoogas-retail-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"6\/1\/2024: Business Leaders Predict the Future of Chattanooga&#8217;s Retail Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-153017-836x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-227\" style=\"width:256px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-153017-836x1024.png 836w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-153017-768x940.png 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-153017-580x710.png 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-153017-610x747.png 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/crer\/files\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-03-153017.png 852w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>An article in the June issue of Edge Magazine from the Chattanooga Times Free Press asks several business owners about the future of retail in Chattanooga. 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