Shop Local Hub
Welcome to the Why Leave Town Shop Local Hub. Here you will find a vast array of resources that will help you encourage people to start thinking about shopping locally more often. The Shop Local Hub is intended to be a place for sharing and collaborating, and so if you would like to contribute to the content of the site, please contact Ashley Watt at ashley@whyleavetown.com.
There are so many ways that we can get people shopping locally. Simply click on the images below to discover a number of different strategies that could work for your business or in your community.
Shop local culture
Be ahead of the game
Build community pride
Compete on price
Create a niche
Create an experience
Educate the community
Encourage Consideration
Encourage word of mouth
Get online
Harness B2B
Leverage your personal brand
Make it easy
Make people aware
Reward loyal customers
Serve the customer
Tourism
Widen the range
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