National Independent Retailer Month Continues Locally
National Independent Retailer
Month Continues Locally
In the July 7 issue of the Grant County Review, a dozen local independent retailers promoted special offers and advertised their services to celebrate National Independent Retailer Month. This week, there are another group of Milbank business owners who are commemorating the national celebration.
They are Whimsy on Main, Habanero’s, Milbank EyeCare Center, Valley Queen Heritage Center and Cheese Shop, Crazy Ink Tatoos, Ol’ Mill Meats, Bien Pharmacy, UPI Petroleum, Homestead Animal Health, Milbank Collision, Bjordahl Dental Care and Dakota Country Ag Services. Be sure to check out their ads on the back page and enjoy the veritys of goods and services offered in Milbank.
Independent Retailer Month encourages consumers to shop local and celebrate indie retailers, creating more sustainable towns. The Grant County community is fortunate to have a great variety of independently-owned shops 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 fifteen 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.”
