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 get ...
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Break your Online Shopping Habits
With the promise of being cheaper, easier and more convenient, ecommerce sales for goods and services have risen from $186.2 billion in 2012 to $870.8 billion in 2021. Not only do these promises not always come true, but corporate online behemoths like Amazon, Walmart, Expedia, ...
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Shop Local Stories – Pure Vita Modern Apothecary
There are many reasons beyond the simple economics for supporting local businesses. Yes, they reinvest more of their profits into the local economy than their corporate counterparts, but they also contribute to the Cape Cod community in other meaningful ways.Take Pure Vita Modern Apothecary. When ...
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