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| Wednesday, 29 June 2011 00:00 |
 Two years ago, Joey Whitley came to see me with an article about a woman named Cinda Baxter. He believed that her project could be a benefit to our Community.For 14 years, Cinda owned an independent stationery store. She understood the pain felt by retailers when the economy sank and consumers held back from shopping. In her opinion, the country needed a meeting of the minds between two groups that held valuable stakes in the game-small business owners and members of their communities. Enter the 3/50 project. Her tag line is – “Save your local economy three stores at a time.” The goal is to promote shopping in locally owned businesses while thanking customers for the positive impact that the decision has on a local economy. We have written several articles about this project and Beverly Bradford has done a great job designing ads for us. “3” - Ask consumers to think about which three stores they’d miss is they disappeared and then remind them to shop there. “50” - Spend $50 a month in these 3 stores. If half the employed population spent a mere $50 per month in locally owned stores, those purchases would generate more than $42.6 billion in revenue. That’s a huge impact for a relatively small investment. “68” - For every $100 spent in independently owned stores, $68 of it returns to the Community. If you spend that in a national chain, only $43 stays here. Spend it online and nothing comes home. “1” - The number of people it takes to start this trend…you. Shop local. Shop Irwin! |