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Mr. Dave Potvin <br />January 11, 2002 <br />Page 3 <br /> <br />SCHEDULE <br /> <br />Work tasks described in this proposal can be completed within a three-week period following <br />approval to proceed and receipt of a retainer. <br /> <br />QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE <br /> <br />McComb Group, Ltd. is a full-service retail and real estate consulting firm specializing in market <br />research and financial feasibility. The firm has extensive experience in the retail industry and <br />has conducted market research for retail stores and shopping centers of all types including <br />regional malls, community centers and specialty centers. <br /> <br />In the retail industry, liquor is a convenience good that is typically sold in stores located in <br />neighborhood shopping centers. McComb Group has conducted market analysis and <br />remerchandising studies for neighborhood and community centers that contain liquor stores. <br />This provides an understanding of how liquor stores compete for customers and their achievable <br />market share. Mr. McComb's retail background and experience provides expertise related to <br />merchandising, store operations, and financial analysis. Recent engagements, which have <br />involved liquor stores, include the following: <br /> <br />· City of Maple Lake Municipal Liquor Store <br /> Andy's Liquors, Rochester <br />· City of Fridley Municipal Liquor Store <br /> Midway Center, St. Paul <br />· Brighton Village, New Brighton <br />· Village North, Brooklyn Park <br />· Texa-Tonka, St. Louis Park <br />· City of Sauk Rapids, Liquor Store <br />· Winestreet Spirits, Bloomington <br />· City of Columbia Heights Municipal Liquor Store <br /> <br />James B. McComb will direct this engagement and will conduct all field research, and market <br />and financial analysis. His experience is summarized below: <br /> <br />James B. McComb, President, founded the predecessor of McComb Group in 1974 <br />following six years as a member of the corporate staff with Dayton Hudson Corporation. <br />His experiences at Dayton Hudson and daily association with merchants and shopping <br />center developers provided the impetus for McComb Group's approach to shopping <br />center and retail market research and financial feasibility, which includes strong elements <br />of design and merchandise sensitivities. The firm's approach to shopping center research <br />and marketing has undergone continuous development and refinement over the past 20 <br />years. <br /> <br /> <br />