The idea of all the merchants closing because people do not support small merchants as much as they should really saddens me. The true draw of a town like Chagrin Falls has always been the "cute shops". There are thousands of town like Chagrin Falls that people look forward going to because they know they'll find something unique and interesting to bring home with them.
The idea of supporting local merchants is not a difficult one and is very do-able. The 3/50 Project says that if half the employed people in America spent $50 a month in locally owned independant businesses, it would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. Not to mention that for every $100 dollars spent at a locally owned store, $68 returns directly to your community through taxes, payroll and other expendtures.
I understand how easy it is to go online and click a button and get what you want in a few days, but if you shop online, it does absolutely nothing to help your community.
All that i'm asking you, as an owner of a locally owned business is to please consider stopping at the boutiques first before you rush off to Nordstrom to buy your jeans or fall waredrobe.
Plus, shopping at boutiques makes your clothing more unique and I promise, you won't see 20 different people wearing the exact same shirt that you just bought from Express, only in 5 different colors :)
Shop Locally....Shop Sanity
For more information about the 3/50 Project...check out their site here: The 3/50 Project
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