FW: The Power of Local

[Mark Waite]

I found a couple of useful insights in this article (link below) relevant to encouraging spending with local business in Reynoldsburg.

 

Mark

 

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I thought this info about localized economy might be useful in our thinking about an open space event focused on this topic.

The Power of Local
by Jeff Milchen

The 2009 holiday season was a tough one for retail businesses. In November, their sales increased just 1.8 percent over low 2008 numbers-failing to keep pace with inflation. December was worse, with sales actually falling three tenths of a percent from 2008.

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