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Shop Local
SHOP LOCAL GUIDE | YEAR ROUND
Shop Local: Not Just For the Holidays S
mall Business Saturday is a shopping day that follows Black Friday. The movement began as a way to both encourage people to also shop local for their holiday purchases and remind them of the benefits of doing so. However, shopping local is not just for your holiday needs.
discover a shop you have driven past dozens of times without noticing. Walking also encourages window shopping and CHECK OUT YOUR pop-in shopping. LOCAL CHAMBER OF Research shows that COMMERCE Your local chamber of people who walk a shopping district tend to be in commerce should keep less of a hurry, linger and regularly update both a business directory longer and make smarter and a calendar of events. purchases. This calendar will highlight a number of events, SPREAD THE WORD including ribbon cutLocal and small busitings, business spotlights nesses depend on word and local events hapof mouth for positive pening in your area. Pick feedback and repeat up a directory or peruse business. Outside of the list on your chamshopping local, the next ber’s website. This is a best thing you can do to great way to expand your support local businesses list of favorite restauis to recommend shops rants or to find your next and services to others. new favorite shop. Give positive reviews of small shops you love on Yelp and other consumTAKE A WALK er feedback websites. DOWNTOWN One of the great things And don’t forget to get about walking is that you vocal on your social media profiles, and notice more of what’s retweet #shopsmall. around you. You could Here are some ways to find great local businesses to patronize.
Deborah Moran enjoying a stroll down Main St., Franklin! There's a lot to see in Downtown...
