Recent holiday shopping events around West Michigan indicate that, as organizations like Local First and area business associations tout the economic advantages of shopping at locally owned businesses, shoppers are listening and taking the information to heart. Studies show that a whopping 73 percent of every dollar recirculates in the community, boosting the local economy and creating jobs.
According to excerpts from the story:
Mary Lynn Rickman stopped in at YT Galleria on her way home from work Thursday to look for some final Christmas gifts.
"They have such nice things for gifts that you wouldn't find anywhere else," said Rickman, a 59-year-old Grand Rapids resident.
While she loves the wares offered at the gift shop at 959 Cherry St. SE in Grand Rapids, Rickman also is a believer in supporting local businesses.
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