Buying Local

Big box stores and shopping malls may be convenient, but they harm you more than you may know.

Where the owners of a business lives is where money is spent.  For example, if a store in Winnipeg is owned by someone in Ottawa, the revenue from the store would end up in Ottawa and a majority of it would be spent there.  When a Winnipeg business is owned by a Winnipegger, the revenue stays in Winnipeg and is spent there.

Not only do locally owned businesses have a much larger impact on the local economy than other businesses, there are immediate benefits to shopping at small, locally owned stores for consumers as well.

Small stores specializing in one thing (i.e. vaccums) will likely have more knowledge than large stores selling many different items.

The employees in smaller businesses often know their employer and care more about how the business does.  These employees will give better customer service than larger stores where the employees may not even know where the business' revenues go.

So, next time you head out shopping, look for the little locally owned shops in your neighbourhood and help boost your local economy.