Flowers From The Rainflorist Supports " Shopping Local and Saving the Economy Three Stores at a Time".
Flowers From The Rainflorist has always been a proponent of "shop local" and many of the items that we carry in our store and on our website are created locally by other independant business. We have found over the years that the service we receive from these independants is much more caring, efficient and better quality than what is often offered at the Big Boxes and we felt it kept local money in our local community.
So now, we have discovered, thanks to the efforts of Cinda Baxter, Retail Speaks and other independant retailers as well that we were ahead of our time. New statistics provided by the Department of Labor and Retail Speaks, show that a simple formula of supporting even three independant shops during the course of a month with a purchase of $ 50.00 can keep the economy on track. Saving the Brick and Mortar Shops that our Economy is built on with the 350 project.net breaks the stats down as follows:
Pick 3 independant shops you would miss if they closed tomorrow. Stop in and say hello. Make a small purchase if you find something you like and get to know the retailer. It is your small purchase that keeps this company going.
50%: If only half of the employed people in the country spent $ 50.00 each month in three independantly owned businesses, their purchases would generate 42,629,700,000 in revenue....what would happen if 75% did this!
$68: For every $ 100 dollars spent in an independant store...$ 68.00 is returned to the community through payroll, taxes and other expenditures. If you spend that in a National chain store, only $ 43.00 stays in the community. Now, for all you online shoppers....guess what? Shopping online brings $ 0.00 back into your community...yes zero! Think of the times you buy flowers from a large order gather or middleman service...now more than ever you have a reason to establish a good relationship with your local hometown florist. And using a local flowers shop's website, still keeps money in your community.
So all it takes to help your local economy is to pick three shops you want to spend money in...that's all it takes. Seems to make sense and all it takes is to spend $ 50.00 a month in these independantly owned local shops to improve your local economy! Flowers From The Rainflorist will continue to shop locally....please join us in our efforts and feel free to check out even more information at www.the350project.net . We found a wealth of information so we hope you enjoy the articles as much as we did.