The idea started with Jim Black, a resident of Chagrin Falls, a close-knit village in Cleveland's eastern suburbs that is part artist colony and part bedroom community. Black posted the email to a group of his friends. "Let's show our support for one of our local businesses," he wrote. "I challenge everyone to spend AT LEAST $20 at the hardware on the 21st."
Thebestof Lancaster are delighted to be working together with Independent Retail Champion Clare Rayner in organising a ‘Christmas Shopping Crawl’ from 24th November through to 24th December and are looking for 30 independent local retailers in the Lancaster and Morecambe area to join forces and increase visibility of shopping in the area.
In July thebestof Lancaster is launching their new ‘cutting edge’ web site which will give their Business Members an even greater profile and on-line exposure.
In this current economic climate we all have to make our money go that little bit farther so we at thebestof Lancaster have joined together with our Business Members to offer a variety of Special Offers for our members.
Banks Lyon Jewellers of Lancaster offer an insight into how the booming of ecommerce and internet retailing does not have to mean the death of the high street, and in their case can mean exactly the opposite.
It began quietly, as an email to 40 friends.
But when a steady stream of customers began coming through the door before the family-owned Chagrin Hardware had even opened for the day on Saturday, it was clear that it had turned into much more than that.
This is a fun campaign with a serious message, and it’s designed to make thousands of business owners across the country feel great about the work they do every day because their customers will be showing them their ‘love’.
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