http://www.thinklocalfirst.net/resources/sevenreasons
The Michigan Main Street Center @ MSHDA, the Michigan Downtown Association, Michigan Municipal League, the Small Business Association of Michigan, and a host of others who have created the "ShopMIDowntown Holiday Challenge" to promote local shopping.
If you go to this link: http://www.michiganmainstreetcenter.com/ShopMIDowntown you can find a copy of the Grand Rapid Local First report that states $68 of every $100 spent at a locally owned business stays in the community versus $43 buying the exact same item at a national chain. Also, consider internet sales where $0 of every $100 stays local. Finally, on internet sales you have to pay the "use tax."
Especially at the holiday season, help give our local merchants a chance to prosper.
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