Retailers that want to sell their products in downtown Lancaster but don’t want the overhead of a store now have another option: a low-cost kiosk. InSite Development will lease up to 20 kiosks located along Lancaster Boulevard this summer. The kiosks will rent for $500 a month, which includes the electricity hook up. One kiosk already is completed and installed and two more currently are being built by Lancaster businessman Mike Stafford of MGS Custom Bikes. InSite plans on adding another kiosk to the boulevard every three weeks, said Corey Heimlich, a director with the Woodland Hills-based development company. InSite and its owner Scott Ehrlich have been central to the redevelopment of downtown Lancaster, adding new housing, restaurants, a movie theater, and shops. The company has helped finance 12 businesses currently located in downtown and developed about 150,000 square feet of retail space, Heimlich said. As with its retail stores, InSite is looking for serious businesspeople that will put in the necessary time to make the kiosk program successful, Heimlich said. “The idea is to have 20 businesses that will be open every day and generate foot traffic,” he said. InSite has received calls from new businesspeople looking to open, as well as current owners who want more exposure, Heimlich said. “The success of kiosk businesses in thriving downtown areas throughout the country demonstrates the tremendous potential of the program,” Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said, in a prepared statement. “This is the next step in the evolution of The BLVD.”
Lancaster Offers Kiosks to Downtown Businesses
