Virtuous Women's Holiday Guide

2016 DECEMBER HOLIDAY EDITION

Virtuous Women's

Holiday Guide Featuring Local Area Businesses, Vendor Shopping and More. meet

Theresa Murphy

Pg. 7-8

THE BENEFITS TO BUYING LOCAL THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Holiday shopping dominates many people's free time between the day after Thanksgiving and the final days before Christmas. While many people may shop 'til they drop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, those days still account for a relatively small amount of the hundreds of billions of dollars that are spent each holiday season.

Shoppers now have a bevy of options at their disposal as they e mbark on holiday shopping season. Traditional in-​ store retailers are still around and online shopping continues to grow in popularity with each holiday season.

But many holiday shoppers are looking to buy local this holiday season, and such a decision can pay a host of dividends for both shoppers and the communities they call home.

Buying local creates jobs in your community.One of the biggest wa ys local business owners in Raleigh recirculated their revenue in the local economy was job creati on. While national chains also create jobs, such jobs only benefit your community if the chains are located within your community. If your local mall is a considerable drive away chances are the chains within the mall are not employing many of your fellow community members. Local busine sses in your community are more likely to employ residents of your city.

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