Fort Collins retail dominates despite new outlet mall

FORT COLLINS — Loveland’s Rocky Mountain Factory Stores may have provided a challenge to Fort Collins’ long-held position of preferred shopping destination for Northern Colorado, but state Department of Revenue statistics show that the city continues to dominate the retail landscape.
Fort Collins accounted for 59.8 percent of retail sales in Larimer County at the end of 1993; Loveland provided about 23.7 percent. For the year ended 1994, which included the first seven months of trade at the factory stores, Fort Collins controlled 60.4 percent of the retail market. In the first six months of 1995, Fort Collins held 60.5…