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10 Reasons to Buy Locally
- Buying locally retains our communities
No one wants to lose shops and businesses from our communities. By doing your shopping and business activities locally, you can help make sure our businesses stay here and our communities grow strong. - Buying locally helps retain the local character of our townships
Shopping locally helps retain the local character of our communities. The big chain stores have their place but it’s always the little shops and businesses that add character, difference and charm. They provide personal service, knowledge and know-how that you don’t get anywhere else. - Buying locally creates and retains jobs in the district
When you use local shops and businesses, you help people stay in jobs and you provide an environment that stimulates new business growth and generates new employment. - There are a large range of goods and services available locally at affordable prices
You’ll be surprised at the variety and affordability of goods and services offered locally. It’s not always true that bigger shops provide more choice and a smaller business can often go the extra distance and get exactly what you want ordered in for you at no extra cost. - Buying locally saves you time and money and reduces stress!
There’s a lot to be said for “popping into town”, including spending less on petrol and parking fees and less hassle transporting the kids! - Buying locally saves the environment
You can do your bit for the environment when you buy locally because local shops often have locally sourced goods which saves on transportation costs and reduces other environmental impacts. Help your community and reduce your carbon footprint, just by going into a local shop with local goods. - Local businesses invest more in our communities
Local businesses support our communities. Their employees are often involved in service clubs and they get in behind local charities, events, schools and sponsorships. They give to our communities and they deserve our communities’ support. - Local businesses are for everyone
Personal service counts for a lot. Local shops and businesses provide important social contact and service for the elderly, the frail and the vulnerable. They “keep an eye out” in a way that is lost in larger shops in larger centres. - Local shops and business value you more
When you buy local, you buy value. Local shops and businesses survive by their reputation and repeat business so they try harder because they need you to come back. - Shopping locally saves services
Private, voluntary and public services all cluster around town centre shops. If shops disappear so can services like doctors, dentists, lawyers and accountants.