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10 Reasons To Shop Local

Money Spent Local Stays Local

Studies have shown that for every $100 spent at a local business, between $45 and $63 go back into the community versus only $14 at a national store.

Local Businesses Contribute to the Community

Ninety – one percent of small business owners contribute to their community, including schools, nonprofits and community groups, by volunteering and making donations.

Local Businesses Provide Jobs

Small businesses account for a large share of new jobs created each year and locally based businesses provide some of the most stable employment opportunities in a community.

Supporting Local Business Supports Your Neighbors

Local businesses in Morristown are generally owned by people who live locally and are part of the community.

Local Businesses Maintain Morristown’s Uniqueness

Today’s workers are choosing to preserve their distinctive character. Morristown has dozens of small businesses that have been in town for more than 50 years, thus contributing to the town’s special quality.

Small Businesses Offer Unique Choices

Morristown businesses offer shoppers unique products and services, not just the same old products based on a national sales strategy.

Shoppers Receive Extra Attention and Quality Service

Research shows that small business owners compete by focusing on customer service and quality goods. Local business employers take the time to get to know their customers.

Put Your Taxes to Good Use

Local businesses require comparatively less infrastructure investment and make more efficient use of public services than do the big box stores which require more in services than they produce in revenue for a community.

Local Environmental Impact

Local stores help sustain a vibrant, compact, walk-able town center which in turn leads to reduced sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution.

Stand Up for Morristown

In an increasingly homogenized world, it is important to support what is unique and special about a community. By shopping locally, you are investing in Morristown and supporting people who care about it – the local shop owners.