September 15, 200816 yr 6 Buildings were damaged by fire today at the Market. The market house was untouched, but significant damage was done to 205 West Elder (M&F Market, SW corner of Elm and Elder) where the fire started. A portion of the metal roof was ripped off the roof, hit a transformer which arced and started the fire. The wind spread the fire to the roofs of buildings on the north side of the market, including 132 West Elder (Leader Furniture), 128 West Elder (Market Wines), 126 West Elder, 124 West Elder, and 116 West Elder (Cafe). Looks to be minor damage to these buildings, but a scary situation none the less. It could have been much worse, as the Market staff told me it took them 20 minutes to get a call into 911 as the lines were overloaded. They even drove to the firehouses at Vine and at Linn to try to get help.
October 17, 200816 yr Solar panels power history The sun shined Thursday afternoon on the new rooftop solar panels on Findlay Market's 150-year-old market building. The $200,000 project, made possible by a gift from Duke Energy and a $73,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development's Advanced Energy Fund, is the largest solar array in Ohio on a building that is on the National Register of Historic Places. The 114 solar panels, installed by Third Sun Solar and Wind Power, can each generate up to 190 watts of direct current. Read full article here: http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20081017/BIZ01/810170347/1076/NEWS
April 21, 200916 yr Findlay extends, shifts hours Findlay Market has expanded its operating hours to include Tuesday, while shifting its opening times during the week and on Sundays. The new weekday hours, to take effect May 10, will be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. The shift marks a one-hour delay in opening during week days, but an hour-earlier opening on Sundays. It also gives consumers the option to shop Tuesdays, wherein previously the market operated Wednesday through Sunday. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/04/20/daily28.html
April 21, 200916 yr Same news as posted by uncle Rando but you got to love the photo that wcpo used for the story... Come on channel 9! you have a better photo than that! :x http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Findlay-Market-To-Have-New-Hours/vQOORUC1zEGX9tjywKTFYw.cspx
April 21, 200916 yr ^ That is hilarious. I guess they couldnt find a picture with a chalk outline on the ground behind the police tape.
April 22, 200916 yr ^the streetcar will dramatically increase weekday traffic at the Market, no doubt. BTW the new hours are interesting. A farmer that I support was going to set up in the Farmer's shed every Saturday, like he did last year, but the Market management told him that if he came Saturday, he MUST also come on Sunday. He cannot do this, so they offered him Tuesdays. When he told me that, I thought I was in a time warp, because I knew the Market was not even open on Tuesdays. Now I see that they are attempting to be open every day except Mondays, which I think is a great idea.
April 22, 200916 yr I came to Findlay Market a few months back around 4 PM and there was only a handful of tenants open by then. I wonder if, by extending the closure time to 6 PM on weekdays, that the tenants will stick around to 5 PM and maybe 6 PM? As much as I'd like to go to Findlay Market more, I work 8-4 (or 5) on weekdays, and I'm often out on photoshoots on the weekends and don't have time to go to the market.
April 22, 200916 yr ^ I've had the same problem, so I don't even bother going on weekdays at 5. I believe they have always been open until 6, but most of the vendors don't stay that long. It would be nice if the whole thing was actually open until closing time.
April 30, 200916 yr Grand Opening Happy Hour Celebrates Over-the-Rhine Biergarten at Findlay Market Friday, May 8, from 3PM to 6PM, a Grand Opening Happy Hour Celebration spotlights the long-awaited arrival of the seasonal Biergarten at Findlay Market. The public is invited to attend a Happy Hour event that includes an opening ceremony at 4:00pm, featuring Don Heinrich Tolzmann, President of the German-American Citizens Leagues, who will make brief remarks on the Biergartens of Over-the-Rhine in the 1800’s. Greg Hardman, President and CEO of Christian Moerlein Brewing will tap the first Biergarten keg. Visitors will enjoy music as well as beer, grilled sausages for sale from Kroeger & Sons Meats, and more. The Biergarten is being operated through a partnership between Findlay Market, the Over-the-Rhine Foundation, and the Brewery District CURC. The Biergarten will be open every weekend starting May 2 [note there is a soft opening this weekend] through Labor Day Weekend. • Saturday hours: 11:00am – 5:00pm • Sunday hours: noon – 4:00pm. • Biergarten will serve the Moerlein Lagers and Ales, Hudepohl, and Burger Beer brands. Proceeds benefit the Over-the-Rhine Foundation and the Brewery District Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation. Presenting sponsor is Christian Moerlein Brewing Company.
May 12, 200916 yr Findlay Market now open Tuesdays http://www.urbancincy.com/2009/05/findlay-market-now-open-tuesdays.html Ohio's oldest open-air market and Cincinnati's historic Over-the-Rhine landmark will now have expanded hours of operations as Findlay Market will now be open an additional day with extended hours throughout the week. Tuesday will now be added to the days of operation for Findlay Market starting today. The rest of the weekdays will see an hour of extended business in the evening to 6pm, and the market will open an hour earlier at 10am on Sundays at the request of both merchants and shoppers. Also new will be weekly Wine Tastings at Market Wines every Tuesday from 3pm-6pm. The revised weekly hours of operation can be seen below. Tuesday: 9am - 6pm (Wine tastings from 3pm-6pm) Wednesday: 9am - 6pm Thursday: 9am - 6pm Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 8am - 6pm (Biergarten open 11am-5pm) Sunday: 10am - 4pm
May 27, 200916 yr Here are some better shots for you Maximillian. Inside the market house. Outside at the BierGarten
August 10, 200915 yr There's an organic booth at Findlay Market near the Findley Street lot that I was wondering if anyone knew the name of. The girl working the booth said their farm was in Indian Hill and she told a guy looking for organic eggs that he'd have to stop by the farm. I forgot the name of their farm and Findlay's website is no help. Anyone know what the hell I'm talking about?
August 15, 200915 yr Re-bloom in force at Cincinnati's Findlay Market These days, issues are related to ‘growth and capacity’ Business Courier of Cincinnati - by Dan Monk and Lucy May The privatization of Findlay Market is working. The nonprofit corporation that manages the market for the city of Cincinnati has renewed its agreement for a second five-year term. The Corporation for Findlay Market has doubled to 612,000 its number of annual visitors. Retail occupancy rates have risen from 47 percent to 83 percent. And the corporation has secured more than $1.5 million in new operating grants since 2007, including a USDA grant that could put a half dozen new farmers in business on vacant lots in Over-the-Rhine. On top of all that, annual subsidies are less than the roughly $1 million that the city used to spend when it owned and operated the 157-year-old public market. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/08/17/story1.html
August 16, 200915 yr "Retail occupancy rates have risen from 47 percent to 83 percent." How is that calculated? Is he including the booths inside the market itself? Because if so, those have been in decline for over a year. I remember going to Findlay a year-and-a-half ago and seeing the market nearly full on the inside, and today, there are some large gaps, especially on the southern end. As for the retail spaces outside, I'm not for sure. Any clarification on this?
August 16, 200915 yr always great to see good news coming out of otr. What was funny about that video randy posted was how the last scene ended with a shot of someone walking in with a trader joes bag. It almost seemed on purpose, how the camera angled towards the bag right at the end and then the video was over.
August 18, 200915 yr It must be Findlay Market week.....Sooapbox piece today as well as Cincinnati Magazine. http://www.soapboxmedia.com/features/0818soapdishbullmarket.aspx
August 18, 200915 yr The Cincinnati Magazine piece was quite well written, and included both sides of the aisle. The merchants -- on one side -- have been complaining about mismanagement, poor advertising, lackluster or no sales during the weekdays (they are fined $25/day if they don't show, which is cheaper than paying someone to staff a booth on some days), and a lack of improvement near Findlay Market. The management -- on the other side -- claim that attendance is up and that the advertising campaigns are working. The interesting bit on this is that their attendance/customer claims are based on the amount of times a door is opened. It has a counter. As we (should) all know, that is a very poor way of measuring attendance and customers. They should be looking at total sales and customers from that. The advertising bit is hilarious. The magazine gave one example of a really poor billboard design they had placed up in a prominent location. It didn't advertise anything of Findlay Market's fresh fare or seasonal farmers market or any of its merchants. It had some cryptic text that was supposed to advertise free Wi-Fi at the market. And as the magazine pointed out... who cares? I don't come to Findlay Market to go on the Internet; its a shopping venue.
August 18, 200915 yr A lot of the more established merchants ignore the Corporation. They have their longtime customers, and those customers know when to come down. I can pretty much tell you exactly who she spoke with based on the way her article is written. You are incorrect as far as the customer count, and Donna's article in Cinci mag is a bit of a hack job on that issue. It is not just door clicks. The concept was to adjust "door clicks" by a reduction factor to eliminate overcounting that would result from a simple gross number. They previously attempted several studies to determine the reduction factor for converting "raw clicks" from the electronic door counters to customers. These studies failed to gather sufficient data to make the determination so, based on our observations, they used a reduction factor of 2 (divide raw clicks by 2). That method yielded 350,722 shoppers. In April and May this year, a team of UC students and faculty helped the Corporation complete a "clicks to customers" audit by following 154 randomly selected shoppers on different days of the week and recording the number of times they tripped a door counter. The study revealed that they were significantly underestimating the market's customer traffic. It found that five percent of shoppers don't trip a counter at all, that weekend shoppers average 1.7 clicks, and that weekday shoppers average 1.3 clicks. Using this new data, the electronic counts for 2008 convert to 612,230 customers.
August 19, 200915 yr I'm reiterating what the Cincinnati Magazine had stated. It's funny -- when the Magazine publishes something that puts the city into a good light, people are all over that and clamor the Magazine as the most reliable publication over the Enquirer. But the minute there is any negativity, people are quick to claim that it is factually false without actually providing any citations to back that up with. It's obvious that there are some merchants who are displeased with how the Corporation is handling the location. And it's obvious that Findlay Market has lost some great tenants over the past year. It is struggling but I think it can easily rebound and recoup its losses and become even more self-sufficient and independent in the long-term -- the eventual goal. The advertising was a flop -- the Corporation even admitted to that. How is that posing "false" information when both the Corporation and merchants show displeasure over billboards that were confusing and not pertinent to the market's objectives? Is the study by the "UC students and faculty" online or available somewhere to parse through?
August 19, 200915 yr I think everyone could tell that you were summarizing the Cincinnati Magazine story. I was thanking Casey, who just wrote a feature story on Findlay Market himself, for clarifying a detail that you cited from the Cincinnati Magazine story. I haven't read it yet, but I was interviewed for it and knew the angle of the story before it was published. My understanding was that the article basically said some positive things that seem to be undeniable by most, but it also focused on the problems merchants are facing with leadership at Findlay Market. We discussed several issues that merchants are having and debated the causes, and potential solutions, to those issues. There's nothing wrong with identifying that, but as Casey pointed out, it is important to convey accurate information and not skew it to tell your story for you. For correcting that I thank Casey.
August 19, 200915 yr It's statement against statement at this point, unless I can be proven wrong on that (the door clicks). I went to Findlay Market after work to get groceries and some staples, and I asked a few merchants how they actually calculate the number of customers. "There is a counter at every door that counts the number of people entering." "You mean, they don't record the actual sales of each merchant and make decisions and assumptions based off of that?" I replied. Apparently not. Door clicks and algorithms provides only an estimate. Using actual sales data and plotting trends is more accurate, but that's not been done.
August 19, 200915 yr Casey's comments seemed to be more than mere "statements" given all the details he provided. Did the Cincinnati Magazine include the detailed methodology behind those statistics in a way Casey did? I personally know Casey and know he would not make up the information he shared below, so don't even go there. I'm not trying to argue with you on this Sherman. As I stated before, I know there are issues at Findlay Market, but what I would take out of the Cincinnati Magazine points (given my direct conversation with Donna) is that while Findlay Market is showing signs of improvement, there are still areas that need work...in particular the relationship behind market leadership and their merchants. I would love to see Findlay Market operated as well as something like 3CDC. Could you imagine the success that would be seen in that kind of scenario?
August 19, 200915 yr I never stated that I did not believe Casey's statement, but that I would like evidence of this -- e.g. the name of the study conducted, so that I could read further into it (as noted above). Hearing from both sides of the asile is critical. I don't have a copy of the magazine at home (it's at work), but I'll pull out the quotes in the morning.
August 19, 200915 yr Is it the responsibility of the management in this case to drive sales? These are independent merchants and are responsible for making the sale when the clicks come. Counting "clicks" is an exceedingly common way of gauging foot traffic. I'm not so sure it would be realistic for the management to acquire comprehensive sales data from so many merchants. Especially since I gather many of them are micro-business in nature; just another hurdle for them to jump through. This is coming from someone who hasn't made it to the market when I've been in Cincinnati, so my apologies if I'm totally off base because of it.
August 19, 200915 yr Counting "clicks" is an exceedingly common way of gauging foot traffic. I'm not so sure it would be realistic for the management to acquire comprehensive sales data from so many merchants. I was about to say the same thing. Next time you walk into a retail store or whatever, look above you! That's also a way on how some sales reps quotas are figured.
August 19, 200915 yr I never stated that I did not believe Casey's statement, but that I would like evidence of this -- e.g. the name of the study conducted, so that I could read further into it (as noted above). Hearing from both sides of the asile is critical. I don't have a copy of the magazine at home (it's at work), but I'll pull out the quotes in the morning. The "name of the study conducted"? I am not sure of the formal nomenclature, but just shoot Bob Pickford an email. He has the data. I don't think it has a title, but we can certainly conjure one up e,g, "2009 Statistical Door Click Analysis Prepared for CFFM." What I'm saying is that Cinci mag (I have a copy here) got half of the story (if that) when it comes to that point. Yes they count door clicks, and out of that you can get a "zinger" quote from Debra Krause. What they ignore is that the door click count is just the first step. Obviously Debra Krause isn't fully versed in the methodolgy by which door clicks are adjusted DOWNWARD to reflect the cops that "open and close a door 75 times" a day, as she noted. I won't repeat the methodology as it is already set forth above. Like I said, email Pickford if you want a further explanation. I think that it is good that Cinci takes a more critical eye, like the hard-hitting publication that they are (sarcasm alert), but really, I have no problem with the unvarnished view. The thing is, you know who the merchants are that are still grumbling about having to stay open Sunday (nice to see Krause's finally go along with the party), or contracts/red tape ("enjoy your waffles") and that stupid billboard. I'm not sure it's worth devoting as much space to it as they did, but hey, like assholes, everyone has an opinion. It's clear that a lot of merchants are going to second-guess what the corporation is doing, it's the nature of the biz. As such, I would try and keep it balanced. In this case, what I pointed out, and what Sherman initially seized upon as an "interesting" anecdotal bit was just flat out wrong. I thought that should be pointed out, as it's obviously one of the key takeaways from the story (along with the billboard fiasco). A better angle would be to dig deeper, not on the inevitable give and take between the CFFM and merchants, but between the merchants themselves. Just as on Sundays, a lot of merchants are more established and believe they can be open on their own terms, for their own customers (hello Eckerlin) which can be detrimental to trying to make it a more daily type destination. It's also frustrating for those that stay open in accordance with the posted hours to have people going dark and covering everything up an hour or more before closing.
August 19, 200915 yr There was not nearly enough space devoted to that, unfortunately, given that the magazine is constrained by pages upon pages of advertising. There has never been "hard hitting" or "indepth" coverage in the Magazine, only brief bits here and there, so it would be interesting to get additional perspective. I'd like to learn more through the merchants, but I'm often not here on the weekends and many of the merchants are closed during the weekdays (they would rather take the $25 fine than lose a sum greater than that). I think that there is still a rift when it became an entity owned by the company, considering that it was pretty much open game before that, but the company is trying to make best use out of the property. It doesn't make sense to have a market that is open only one day a week (Saturday), and I am astounded that people are complaining about being open on Sunday -- obviously the second busiest day for the market in a week. What are the other options for the company to take? Fining them doesn't do much -- they will gladly pay the fine than lose money. Kicking them out? That could only lead to further any bad blood between the merchants and the company.
August 21, 200915 yr What are the other options for the company to take? Fining them doesn't do much -- they will gladly pay the fine than lose money. Kicking them out? That could only lead to further any bad blood between the merchants and the company. This is a great question Sherman and is exactly what needs to be addressed at Findlay Market. I think Casey hit on it quite well when he touched on the difference between the older and newer merchants. Places like Market Wines and Dojo Gelato have been great for the Market, but ready-made food places like these are set up better as destinations during the week more so than places like produce vendors. So how do you increase the volume of daily shoppers coming for their grocery needs? An easy answer from someone like me would be STREETCAR, STREETCAR, STREETCAR as it would connect the market with high-density residential areas like Downtown, lower OTR and Clifton Heights. All of those places are a bit of the stretch to walk to/from for your grocery needs at the market and if you're going to drive what's the incentive to go to Findlay Market over a mega-mart? But even with that said, I think there is probably a solution out there to continue pushing traffic counts during the week upward. I just don't know what that is.
August 21, 200915 yr The question of prepared food is really where Findlay has it much harder than similar institutions like North Market in Cbus and the Reading Terminal in Philly, both of which are really right in the middle of the action. Ah for the loss of the true downtown market halls.
August 28, 200915 yr Care2 is doing a national contest for the top farmer's market in the country and Findlay is currently ranked 7th. Fun stuff. Winner gets $5K. http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/top_markets
August 29, 200915 yr Care2 is doing a national contest for the top farmer's market in the country and Findlay is currently ranked 7th. Fun stuff. Winner gets $5K. http://www.care2.com/farmersmarket/top_markets Just voted and sent to ~700 friends ... everyone VOTE! Great press for the city. Thanks for sharing Moonlight!
October 12, 200915 yr Cole proposes shuttles for Market parking woes http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/10/cole-proposes-shuttles-for-market.html By Kevin LeMaster | Building Cincinnati, October 6, 2009 Cincinnati City Councilmember Laketa Cole has proposed the use of shuttle buses to alleviate the parking crunch that occurs at Findlay Market on Saturdays and Sundays. In a motion presented to council, Cole suggested that the City look into the feasibility of operating City-owned buses between the market and the Town Center Garage, located beneath the WCET studios at 1251 Central Parkway. She also asked that the City look into the likely costs, as well as other budget-neutral solutions. "A shuttle between the City-owned WCET garage – which sits mostly empty during the weekend morning and early afternoon hours – and Findlay Market could help spur development in the area and be a true asset to our City," Cole said in a statement accompanying the motion. No timetable has been set for a report on the proposal.
October 12, 200915 yr Cincinnati's Findlay Market merchants want to restart coalition By Lucy May & Dan Monk | Cincinnati Business Courier, October 9, 2009 Merchants at historic Findlay Market are working to form a new association to present a unified voice when promoting their businesses and negotiating with the nonprofit corporation that manages the market. The effort is in its infancy, but De Stewart said he expects the group to be in place by year’s end. “Although we’re going into our busiest time of the year, we all understand how important that is to happen,” said Stewart, owner of Herbs & Spice and Everything Nice and a board member of the nonprofit Corporation for Findlay Market. Read full article here: http://cincinnati.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/stories/2009/10/12/story7.html
October 12, 200915 yr Cole proposes shuttles for Market parking woes http://www.building-cincinnati.com/2009/10/cole-proposes-shuttles-for-market.html By Kevin LeMaster | Building Cincinnati, October 6, 2009 Cincinnati City Councilmember Laketa Cole has proposed the use of shuttle buses to alleviate the parking crunch that occurs at Findlay Market on Saturdays and Sundays. In a motion presented to council, Cole suggested that the City look into the feasibility of operating City-owned buses between the market and the Town Center Garage, located beneath the WCET studios at 1251 Central Parkway. She also asked that the City look into the likely costs, as well as other budget-neutral solutions. "A shuttle between the City-owned WCET garage – which sits mostly empty during the weekend morning and early afternoon hours – and Findlay Market could help spur development in the area and be a true asset to our City," Cole said in a statement accompanying the motion. No timetable has been set for a report on the proposal. www.cincystreetcar.com
October 12, 200915 yr Her proposition to bring increased mass transportation to Findlay Market came on the same day as her supposed withdrawal of support for Cincinnatians for Progress. Is that stupid or what?
October 12, 200915 yr I'm not sure many people have confused Cole as being the sharpest tool in the shed.
November 23, 200915 yr Findlay Market to recruit growers By Jane Prendergast, Cincinnati Enquirer, November 20, 2009 Cincinnati's Findlay Market continues trying to become the region's center for locally grown food, now with help from a federal grant to recruit growers and develop a wholesale produce auction.
December 4, 200915 yr Daisy Mae's Market opens produce business at historic Findlay Market By Randy A. Simes, Soapbox Cincinnati | November 10, 2009 http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/1110daisymaes.aspx It's easy to get lost in the appeal of Findlay Market's meats, cheeses, spices, eclectic foods and of course its produce offerings. With recent growth at the historic market, customers are getting an even greater selection as new vendors like Daisy Mae's Market opens up shop. The new produce vendor will feature a wide variety of fresh produce including locally grown offerings according to Daisy Mae's co-owner Barry Cooper. "We have 65 items this week which will be about the standard for every week," said Cooper. "We have most everything you'll find at a grocery, but we also have six different kinds of mushrooms and use locally grown products whenever possible." The new venture is one that Cooper and his brother Jeff wanted to do for some time. Produce became the logical choice as Jeff had previously spent 24 years working in the wholesale produce business, while Barry worked in the homebuilding and remodeling business for 22 years. In addition to produce, Daisy Mae's also features innovative custom designed carts that save the Coopers time and energy when setting up their space at Findlay Market. The displays take the process of loading/unloading carts, and setting up their display, and combine them. "We load our displays onto the carts when we pick up the produce, then we just roll everything out and into place and it's ready to go," said Cooper. "Altogether it takes about 15 minutes for us to set up and take down operations each day." Named after the brothers' late grandmother, Daisy Mae's will be open Tuesday through Sunday during regular Market hours. The Coopers are also encouraging people to follow along with Daisy Mae's blog and Twitter page which will be featuring discounts, daily produce offerings, special events and more. "We've gotten a really warm welcome from the other vendors at Findlay Market, and are encouraged by the aggressiveness in trying to expand the market," said Cooper. "There's lots of energy here and we look forward to becoming an integral part of Cincinnati's culinary community."
December 4, 200915 yr Findlay Market awarded $219k for local foods project By Randy A. Simes, Soapbox Cincinnati | December, 1, 2009 http://www.soapboxmedia.com/devnews/1201findlaymarketfoods.aspx Cincinnati's historic Findlay Market was awarded $218,890 last week through the "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" initiative launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September to increase access to healthy, affordable local foods. "We know that access to fresh, healthy food is good for our families and our communities," said U.S. Representative Steve Driehaus. "For years, people from across greater Cincinnati have found nutritious, local food at Findlay Market, and this smart investment will help ensure that the market continues to be a great resource for our area." Findlay Market was one of 16 organizations nationwide to receive funding through the “Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food” initiative. The award will help promote native food sovereignty as well as fund food policy council training, urban agriculture, food production projects, and community food assessments according to the USDA. The announcement comes on the heels of Findlay Market's new Cultivating Healthy Environments for Farmers (CHEF) project launched in July. CHEF is seen as an opportunity to recruit and train new urban growers, and compliment the City's successful Urban Gardening Program.
December 5, 200915 yr This to be honest with Findlay market do you really need too much more. When I was a kid it was great to eat piles of sugar but now having some fresh grains, fruits, veggies, meats, dairy, just add a nice selection of oils and you have all you need.
December 15, 200915 yr How can Findlay Market drive additional traffic? By Randy A. Simes, UrbanCincy | December 11, 2009 http://www.urbancincy.com/2009/12/how-can-findlay-market-drive-additional.html Findlay Market is looking for ideas on ways in which the historic market can be improved to drive additional traffic. To voice your opinion please visit Iron Bridge and vote on the poll on the right-hand side of the page. Findlay Market has been experiencing a resurgence lately with increased traffic and vendors, but problems still exist. Access can be difficult for some, weekday operations remain slower than desired, evening hours are still limited, and marketing has been a challenge when working with such a diverse group of vendors. As the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood continues to repopulate itsef, and as interest continues to grow in buying local goods from local merchants, the market's future appears to be bright. Innovative ideas and suggesstions will help Findlay Market move into the next stage of its long life with a renewed energy and spirit. How can Findlay Market drive additional traffic? VOTE HERE!
February 9, 201015 yr Skirtz & Johnston Fine Pastries and Chocolates to open at Findlay Market By Randy A. Simes, Soapbox Cincinnati | February 9, 2010 http://soapboxmedia.com/devnews/0209skirtzandjohnston.aspx A long vacant space at Findlay Market will soon be filled by Skirtz & Johnston Fine Pastries and Chocolates. According to Findlay Market President/CEO Robert Pickford, the bakery will occupy a double store front at 111/113 West Elder Street on the south side of the Market House next to Krause's. Pickford noted that the 1,342 square-foot space has not previously been occupied and has been available for about 26 months. "This brings Findlay Market to 86 percent occupancy," said Pickford who went on to say that if current prospects work out that the occupancy rate could reach 90 percent soon. Skirtz & Johnston also fills several long awaited product niches in the market's overall product mix according to Pickford. Going forward Findlay Market is hoping to secure additional fresh produce vendors, and preferably additional full-time fresh produce vendors like Daisy Mae's Market. Ethnic groceries, pubs and cafes, and other more traditional retail formats are also being pursued to fill out Findlay Market's product mix. "The new bakery will bring activity, color, great aromas, and new life to the south side of the market square," said Pickford. The new vendor for Findlay Market joins after a tremendous year for the historic marketplace that experienced a 23 percent increase in customer traffic with roughly 758,000 shopping visits made to Findlay Market in 2009. During that time the market also welcomed four new full-time businesses, and added Tuesday as a sixth day of operation year-round.
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