MarketSpace Relaunches with More Vendors

Written by: Top of Virginia Regional Chamber

The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber is committed to our members’ mutual success. The relaunched MarketSpace on regionalchamber.biz looks to connect trusted Chamber member products and services to shoppers looking to invest their holiday spending in local businesses. Your dollar goes further when reinvested in the community by a small business owner than owners large online retailers. Local owners tend to shop other local businesses. They gather their resources to invest in our local non-profit missions. In fact, 85 percent of TVRC members are small businesses. If the community uses this resource, they will be ensuring that an additional 30 percent of dollars spent in the area stay in our community.

Kimberly’s boutique was one of the first businesses to get items on the relaunched MarketSpace, offering a wide variety of local and custom gifts. Kevin, a visitor from Harrisonburg, summed up the Winchester, Virginia boutique when he said, “When I think of Christmas, I think of Kimberly’s! The old mansion sparkles with Christmas cheer with every nook and cranny full of excitement.” Kimberly’s has been a Winchester business for 32 years now. They offer customizable gifts on top of the quality brands they carry in-store throughout the year. Shaffer’s BBQ and Market have also been an early adopter with the MarketSpace program to offer holiday meals to those who like to keep meal preparation simple and efficient. Consumers can pick various meat options to dine on for the holidays or pick up a gift card for someone to enjoy lunchtime offerings.

Solenberger’s Hardware has used the space to double down on local products available in their store. Shoppers can find the “Winchester Tales” series by local author Mike Robinson, Sweet to the Soul Honey from Meadowbrook Farms, and the Monastery Fruit Cakes out of Berryville, Virginia. These holiday items are unique gifts that are sure to please.

MarketSpace is an excellent way to bolster your online products, as $861 billion was spent online last year. Our region produced an overall total $7.9 billion in gross metropolitan product. That means that online sales were the equivalent of almost 109 areas, just like ours. The reach is undeniable.

While we want to make it as easy for you to shop Chamber members as possible, we still ask that you stop into their stores or markets to see what else they have to offer and get to know them a bit if you have not connected with them at a Chamber event. Experience the warmth and charm they weave into our region.