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Why Buy Local?

So, you might be thinking, "Hey, I can get this online for a few dollars cheaper, why should I buy it from you all?". Well, for one, if you have an issue with your product, we're right here to take care of it for you, but here are some other great reasons on WHY YOU SHOULD BUY LOCAL FIRST:

  • The Multiplier Effect:
    Independent local businesses employ an array of supporting services, circulating money in and strengthening the local economy. They hire architects, designers, cabinet shops, sign makers and contractors for construction, and local accountants, insurance brokers, computer consultants, attorneys, advertising agencies help run it.
    Dollars spent at community-based merchants create a multiplier effect in the local economy that typically amounts to three times that of a chain. Studies have shown that for every $100 spent at a chain, $13 remains in the community while $45 remains when spent with home town businesses.

  • Diversity of Available Products:
    When a fewer number of larger stores dominate a community, it is the national chains that choose what reaches customers, and options dwindle. A multiplicity of independent retailers creates great diversity of products available to shoppers.

  • Support for Community Causes:
    Local owners have a natural interest in their communities’ long-term health. Community-based businesses are essential to charitable endeavors, and their owners frequently serve on local boards and support numerous causes.

Think of your favorite shop, restaurant or service provider. We'll bet it's a home town business. Independent locally-owned businesses are essential to a vital local economy and community character. They use the goods and services of other local businesses, serve as community hubs, and are vital components of healthy neighborhoods and strong city centers. They're where the locals go. They're owned by our friends and neighbors, or maybe even by you.

The threat to our communities is real. The trend of increasing dependence on absentee-owned chains carries many unhealthy consequences. It's not just local businesses who suffer -- our communities are losing social, cultural and economic strength, a place for entrepreneurship, and the ability to choose our own futures. But we have a choice...

Each time you spend a dollar, we encourage you to weigh the full value of your choices, not solely to yourselves immediately, but for the future we want for Louisville.

*** Click here to read more about the importance of shopping locally ***

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