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Local Oconto Supporting area independent businesses Why shop Local? Spend the same $100 at a national chain, and your community only sees $43.

When you shop at an independently owned business, your entire community benefits:

The Economy
Spend $100 at a local and $68 of that stays in your community. Local businesses create higher-paying jobs for our neighbors. More of your taxes are reinvested in your community--where they belong. The Environment
Buying local means less packaging, less transportation, and a smaller carbon footprint. S

hopping in a local business district means less infrastructure, less maintenance, and more money to beautify your community. The Community
Local retailers are your friends and neighbors—support them and they’ll support you. Local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains. More independents means more choice, more diversity, and a truly unique community.

With the FTC investigating Amazon for anticompetitive practices that hurt countless small businesses, the time has come ...
03/20/2024

With the FTC investigating Amazon for anticompetitive practices that hurt countless small businesses, the time has come for the to dump Amazon as a co-sponsor of National Small Business Week.

08/04/2023
06/30/2023

Take the Indie Challenge this July! Pledge to make all of your purchases at locally owned businesses for one day, one week, or the entire month. Sign on to the Indie Challenge today! https://buff.ly/3Ll8NHE

Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of local and independent businesses.
11/25/2022

Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of local and independent businesses.

A new report from Civic Economics: Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape builds a deep understanding of ...
11/03/2022

A new report from Civic Economics: Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape builds a deep understanding of how Amazon affects small businesses and communities across the nation — and how those impacts have changed over the years.

A new report from Civic Economics: Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape builds a deep understanding of how Amazon affects small businesses and communities across the nation -- and how those impacts have changed over the years.

This year’s report, Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape, includes studies which provide the opportunit...
11/02/2022

This year’s report, Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape, includes studies which provide the opportunity to build a deep understanding of how Amazon affects small businesses and communities across the nation, and how those impacts have changed over the years.

Source: Civic Economics

Amazon Prime Days are coming up, which bring all sorts of low prices on things lots of people want (and need). So why sh...
06/30/2022

Amazon Prime Days are coming up, which bring all sorts of low prices on things lots of people want (and need). So why shouldn’t we participate? Here’s an excerpt from “How to Resist Amazon and Why” by Danny Caine, owner of an independent bookstore that will shed some light.
https://blog.libro.fm/ways-to-resist-amazon-from-raven-bookstores-danny-caine/?fbclid=IwAR3PJSPtFMmzvWwGok6bfzQJex-zt4s9R-FRRds_7njMKr46YF-95WUMqBY

Danny Caine, owner of Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas, shares seven ways you can resist Amazon in your daily life.

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