Why Shop Independent Durham

TO SUSTAIN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY
For every $100 you spend at a national chain, $13 stays in our community. Spend the same amount with an independent local business and you will be keeping $45 local–more than tripling the local economic benefits of your spending. Spend your $100 on-line and pretty much nothing stays here.
TO SUSTAIN DURHAM’S UNIQUE CHARACTER
Prevent Durham from becoming “Anywhere U.S.A“–filled with the same national chain stores that you find everywhere. These stores may have their value, but if that’s all there was, Durham would be a dull place indeed.
TO BE SOCI-A-BULL
At indie stores you are much more likely to have a real conversation with the owners, employees, and with other customers. We don’t say the same thing—“did you find everything you want?”—to every customer.
TO SUSTAIN OUR ENVIRONMENT
Because local independent businesses get more of the things they need from other local businesses, they use less fuel for transportation, less packaging, etc.
TO SUSTAIN OUR LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES
Spending locally instead of on-line insures that your sales taxes are re-invested where they belong – right here in your community – supporting everything from schools to parks to police to fixing potholes.
TO HAVE AN ENJOY-A-BULL TIME
Put it all together, and it’s just feels a lot better to shop at independent, locally-owned businesses.

By shopping on-line or at chain stores, when you can…

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