Archive for 'Supporting Local Business' Category

Consumers Like to Shop within 5 Miles of Home

By Trista Polo - Last updated: Sunday, May 2, 2010

85% of its customers “spend their dollars within a five mile radius of home.” Most of their activities include dining out, going to spas, visiting local bars, dropping off dry cleaning.

The 3/50 Project – Supporting Local Business

By Trista Polo - Last updated: Monday, November 9, 2009

I came across a website that I wanted to share. You can find them at www.the350project.net. They are all about supporing local business and helping the local economy with a simple concept of 3/50/68/1 -
First think of 3 local independent businesses you would miss the most of they were gone. Some local faves of mine [...]