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Why Buy Local
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Sanner is locally and independently owned and operated by Erie natives. We live here, too, and know the importance of reinvesting in our community. Continue reading to learn more about buying locally.
Studies indicate that buying from local independent businesses creates three times the local economic impact than shopping at chains.
Did you know local independent businesses re-invest a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy than chains? Independents are more likely to buy goods and services from other local businesses and give to local charities, bolstering the local economy and enriching our community.
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A 2002 Economic Impact Analysis was one of the first major studies to examine the impact of shopping at local businesses versus national chains. It found that, for every $100 spent at a local bookstore or CD store, $45 stayed in the local economy. For every $100 spent at Borders, however, the local economic impact was only $13. Another study the following year yielded similar results: Shopping local kept three times more money in the local economy than shopping at chains.
We're not anti-chain. We simply want business owners and community members to recognize and value the way their buying decisions can and do change the shape of your community.
Buying local increases a community's self-reliance and local businesses make the Erie area unique!
Your buying decisions can and do make a difference in our city.
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