Debbie Suassuna

Debbie Suassuna has over 20 years of location research and site analysis experience. She has broad experience having worked with big box retailers, smaller specialty stores, as well as with chain stores and independent retailers. “I really like what I do, from first looking at a site and projecting how it will how it will perform, then to actually see the store open,” she said.

She finds her work with food co-ops especially rewarding because their expansion activities are motivated by meeting member needs and serving their communities. “I find that cooperative boards and general managers are authentically interested in making things better. It’s inspiring to me to work with people whose ideas always take them back to improving their community,” she said.

Debbie’s services include:

• Market, location and site analysis
• Sales forecasting
• Real estate strategy
• Remodel, expansion, relocation analysis
• Consumer Research Studies

“Debbie’s study of our co-op’s trade area was thorough and informative. Her analysis of potential expansion sites was a key element in our decision-making. I would recommend Debbie for any food co-op seeking a scientific analysis of the environment in which it operates.”

—Kari Bradley, General Manager, Hunger Mountain Co-op, Montpelier, VT

“Debbie’s site visit was a watershed moment for our steering committee. She listened in depth to what we hoped to accomplish and provided not only a candid evaluation of our proposal but also options we had not considered. Her objective assessment enabled us to commit to decisions we had been deliberating for months. Ultimately, the market study she submitted to us became the centerpiece of our feasibility report. Her work was the catalyst for everything we accomplished to date. She made the nuts and bolts of cooperative development a sheer pleasure.”

—Kathryn Strickland, Executive Director, LIFT Housing and Richard Hiatt, Executive Director, Food Bank of North Alabama

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