The Glenpool Business Opportunity
Total retail sales in 2009 for the Glenpool Trade Area were $967.5 million. Grocery & food store sales made up $130.7 million of that total, with another $85.2 million coming from eating and drinking establishments. Total number of retail establishments in the defined trade are was 680 for 2008. Workplace population, across all businesses, for the trade area in 2008 totaled 3,475 establishments with 33,593 employees. Residential population per business (all businesses, not just retail) for 2008 was 27, or 10 households per business.
In April of 2008, a 199,000 sq ft green-format Super WalMart opened at Southwest Crossroads located at 121st St. and HWY 75. WalMart has met or exceeded projections and continues to see steady growth years later. Since the opening of WalMart, the following businesses have also opened on the same development site:
- Sonic Drive-in
- Santa Fe Cattle Company restaurant
- IHOP restaurant
- 10,000 sq ft Utica Park Medical Clinic
- American Heritage Bank branch
- SuperCuts
- PapaJohn's
- Golden China
- South Country Liquor Wine & Spirits
- Cherry Berry
- Robertson Tire
- QuickTrip
- Glenpool Conference Center/City Hall
- McDonald's
- Taco Bueno
Additional local businesses have also opened within the city on other sites, including Tractor Supply Company, Comfort Inn & Suites hotel and Ron's Hamburgers & Chili, who reported their best store opening in the history of the chain with their new Glenpool store.
Additional businesses confirmed and coming soon include:
- Holiday Inn Express hotel
- Marriott Fairfield Inn hotel
- Drug Warehouse
- Additional restaurants
- Additional consumer goods stores
Opportunity Gap within the trade area, even with the new businesses added recently, remains very attractive. With a total retail opportunity gap of $537,812,661.00, the Glenpool trade area will support many additional businesses comfortably.
| Furniture & Home Furnishings | $17,415,322 |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | $24,481,299 |
| Food & Beverage (Grocery) | $43,611,217 |
| Health & Personal Care | $40,478,175 |
| Clothing & Clothing Accessories | $50,806,940 |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Books | $14,918,869 |
| Office Supplies / Stationery / Gifts | $11,376,464 |
| Full-Service Restaurants | $26,192,750 |
