National Independent Retailer Month Underway
National Independent
Retailer Month Underway
July is National Retailer Month and many of the community’s locally-owned hometown businesses are celebrating with advertised specials in this issue.
Look inside for information about these firms: Al’s Body Shop, BARE, Berens Market, Dakota Country Ag Services, Dewey’s Lawn Care and Landscaping, Team Fischer Realty, The Flower Shoppe, The Pump 2.0, Milbank Ford, Valley Ag Supply, Valley Queen Heritage Center and Cheese Shop and Whetstone Home Center. Some are promoting their services and others have special offers or coupons for their customers.
Independent Retailer Month encourages consumers to shop local and celebrate indie retailers, creating more sustainable towns. The greater area is fortunate to have a diverse variety of independently-owned shops, service providers and eateries, in addition to the many other businesses to create a well-rounded economic base.
The independent retailers are important to small communities because, according to South Dakota Rural Enterprise, Inc., “A dollar spent at an independent retailer is usually spent six to 15 times in the community before heading out of town. Just $1 can create $5 to $14 of value in the immediate area.”
A growing body of research is proving something that many people already know: small-scale, locally owned businesses create communities that are more prosperous, entrepreneurial, connected and generally better off, reports the Institute for Local Self-Resilience. The organization also states on its website, “For every $10 million spent on Amazon it creates 14 jobs vs 57 jobs when $10 million is spend at independents.”
Be sure to check out the offers in this week’s ad and look forward to offers from another set of locally-owned businesses next week.
