Last-minute #shopping?

Spend $10 at a chain store: Only $1.40 stays in the local economy

Spend $10 at a local business: $4.50 stays in the local economy

A typical mid-sized US city would gain hundreds of millions of dollars in wealth if everyone shifted just 10% of their shopping from chains to small businesses. And local businesses give at least 4X more to local charitable causes.

https://ilsr.org/wp-content/uploads/files/midcoaststudy.pdf

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