Over the years we’ve compiled a lot of evidence showing that shopping with local businesses is good for the local economy and for the Cape Cod community. As it turns out, evidence shows it’s good for the individual consumer too, and not just because you get a killer product or exceptional service ...
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Shopping local will make you happier. Here’s how.
Shop Local Stories – KMD Plumbing
Local business owners not only provide great service and reinvest more of their profits back into the local economy, but they also lend their time and expertise to the Cape Cod community. Kevin Decoteau of KMD Plumbing cares so much about the next generation of Cape Codders that he sponsors and ...
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Thinking Outside the (Big) Box
We spend a lot of time talking about how damaging shopping on Amazon can be to small businesses and to local economies (see here, here, here, here, and here). And although the online behemoth is one of the greatest threats to independent businesses, it is only fair we take a look at an older but ...
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Shop Local Stories – Krua Khun Rose
For many local restaurant owners, their brick and mortar spots become a home-away-from-home, and not just for themselves, but for the whole community. Sandwich resident Barb Howell has found such a place in Krua Khun Rose on Cotuit Road in Sandwich, and she’s not the only one. Since opening in ...
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Move your Money: Bank Local, Invest Local
For local business advocates across the country, April marks “Move Your Money Month.” Love Live Local joins these partners along with the American Independent Business Alliance and the Independent Community Bankers of America in urging individuals to support local banks like Cape Cod 5, The ...
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Shop Local Stories – Stage Stop Candy
As a local business, it is easy to form strong relationships with valued customers, which often means they will go above and beyond to meet the customer’s needs. Kevin Case, an Executive Chef, shares that his strong bond with the crew at Stage Stop Candy in Dennis Port has enabled him to ...
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