Thank you for shopping local

Thank you for shopping local. Those words mean a lot, but maybe not in the way you think. Often, they are written or uttered without thinking.

Take a moment. Say the words out loud.

Thank you for shopping local.

When we hear a shop local pitch, it is easy to think it comes from a rich local business owner looking to get richer. The reality is often quite different.

Local shops are asked almost daily to help with this or that local community group. Putting a poster in the window. Making a cash donation. Donating a prize for a raffle. Sponsoring an event.

Local business owners can only support local community groups if the local community supports them. Their financial capacity is determined by local shoppers.

So, when you shop local, you are supporting everyone who relies on the business, from employees to their families. You are supporting your local community.

Shopping local keeps money in the community, and that helps create jobs. A local shop that does well is more likely to back the community groups that ask for its help. And the shops themselves are part of what makes a town worth living in. They carry part of the local story.

We are grateful here at Tower Systems to offer locally made POS software that helps local retailers pitch local and support local community groups. Local support has been part of how we work from the start.

Next time you are out shopping, think about the impact your choices have on your community. Choose to shop local, and you will help make your community a better place for everyone.

Take a moment. Say the words out loud.

Thank you for shopping local.

Thank you for supporting local workers, local community groups, local business owners and local stories.

The more all of us engage locally, the more our local community benefits. That ripples out. It is wonderful to see.

We are grateful to be part of the shop local story in so many local towns, so many local shops.

Thank you for shopping local.