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Buy local
In the last week, we have witnessed the volatile effects COVID-19 has had on the financial markets and the business community. For the world markets, it has been a wild ride, with the lowest lows since 1987, and bold attempts at rebounds that feel more like one step forward, three steps back.
Grocery stores are seeing record numbers of sales as consumers stock up on goods in case of a quarantine or the further spread of the coronavirus. But many businesses are seeing a precipitous drop in customers coming through their doors. Consumers are scared, and their discretionary spending is tucked away with anxiety and fear.
But local business owners are our neighbors and friends. They, too, are scared, and struggling to make ends meet with people opting to stay home or not spend.
While we need to be cautious, we also need to keep the flow of money pumping into our communities. Otherwise, the coronavirus recession may leave gaping holes on our Main Streets. Mom-and-pop shops do not have large margins when so many shoppers utilize Amazon and other online services. But it is that personal service, those conversations, the recommendations that make us feel part of the community in a way we can never entertain by clicking a mouse to Proceed to Checkout.
Being a reflection of the community, we see how real the struggle is. Regular advertisers who are not seeing their regular customers are not advertising, holding back any profits to weather these slow times.
None of us knows how long this crisis is going to affect us. But the effect is real. The struggle is real.
We urge you to visit your local shops and show your support for your Main Street by making purchases, checking in, and saying “thank you” for staying open amid a maelstrom of fear. If you don’t want to go out, check out the websites for your favorite local businesses, or call them to place an order to be picked up later or delivered.
We must buy local and assuage some of the economic pain of this pandemic. We need to invest in our community, our neighbors, ourselves.
It is the thing to do, and the dividends will pay off long after COVID-19 is well behind us.

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An interesting article that needs to be shared with everyone.
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