Dec. 25--While Pueblo families are celebrating the holiday season today, city officials are checking a list of their own.

The Buxton Group, a consultant the city hired to find national retailers that would be good fits for Pueblo, has compiled a list of more than 80 chain restaurants and retailers that might have success here.

Some of the names are familiar because they already have one store here or have been here and departed. But others have no presence anywhere near the city, or have their closest location 40 miles away in Colorado Springs.

Some of the notable names include Anchor Blue, Carrabba's Italian Grill, Fashion Bug, Jarman Shoe Company and Schlotzky's Deli. Those that have been in Pueblo and have left the area for various reasons include Hastings Books, Music and Video; Godfather's Pizza, Hardee's, Rite Aid, Chuck E. Cheese and Shoney's Restaurant.

The list comes with a summary of the company's psychographic analysis of the "Downtown Pueblo Market," and the reports are available on the Urban Renewal Authority of Pueblo's Web site.

The report defines the county's households according to so-called lifestyle segments.

The summary report doesn't give much definition on the segments, except to say that the county's predominant segments represent its working-class history.

"Rustbelt Traditions" and "Rustbelt Retirees" represent two of the top three lifestyle segments listed in the reports.

But Buxton points out one of the smallest, "Prosperous Empty Nesters," as a promising target for more retailers in the city.

The report said the category represents people who are typically educated and enjoying a transition from raising children to retirement.

The median age is 47.2 years old with more than half of the people in this group aged 55 and older.

Nearly half are married couples with no children at home and the median household income is $66,200.

"Residents place a high value on their physical and financial well-being and take an active interest in their homes and communities," the report said.

The report also identified products and shopping niches where there is "leakage."

Leakage refers to the tendency for local shoppers to leave the Pueblo area and shop in other markets. Leakage occurred in nearly every product category for Pueblo.

Products that showed a surplus were typically household items and groceries.

They included groceries, packaged liquor, beer and wine, tobacco products and smoking accessories, soaps and household detergents, paper products, photographic equipment and supplies, paint and automotive fuels and lubricants.