by Jen Risley | Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
Creating a holiday passport helps reinforce your community’s Shop Indie Local message and offers you an opportunity to measure impacts. This year, we’ll create a Shop Indie Local passport template and share it with our partners by the end of October....
by Jen Risley | Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of local and independent businesses. It’s a fun and enjoyable alternative to the big box store “Black Friday” consumer frenzy. Also, it’s a way to show your support for our local economy. So plan to wear PLAID the...
by Jen Risley | Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
Shop Early, Shop Local: October is the New December Why Shop Indie Local early this holiday season? Supply and staffing shortages mean locally owned businesses face even more challenges this year. Let’s ensure that independent businesses have strong...
by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
From the Valley News In what amounts to a David-versus-Goliath challenge, a new Upper Valley home delivery startup wants to deliver your lunch or dinner, groceries, dog food and a wide variety of other items purchased from local retailers directly to your door. Read...
by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
New construction will soon occupy more District corners and with them, the promise of the latest, the newest, and the biggest. But one thing that cannot be lost among the blueprints and the scaffolds is the support and engagement of small, independent, and...