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Quakertown Alive knows and supports our local community. Recently there is a national trend for supporting local communities by “buying local”. Did you know..
• When consumers choose a locally owned store this generates almost four times as much economic benefit for the surrounding region than shopping at a national retailer.(1)
• Eating at a local restaurant produces more than twice the local economic impact of dining at a chain restaurant.(2)
• Local retailers return an average of 52 percent of their revenue to the local economy, compared with just 14 percent for the chain retailers. (3)
1,2,3 Institute for Self Reliance: BALLE 2012
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