Should You Shop Local In Calgary?

Short answer: yes! Perhaps the question should even be in a new light. How about, when next will you shop local in Calgary?

Shopping locally anywhere is beneficial to you and even the economy of the region. For you, you get more satisfaction from the personal touch.

On the other hand, the economy gets a direct shot of financial support. For a start, local businesses’ taxes go to building and social infrastructures.

Also, these local shops are one of the major employers of labor. So, when you buy local, you create more jobs.

Besides job creation, there are more benefits you and the community stands to gain from shopping locally. Here some of them:

3 Reasons You Should Shop Local In Calgary

You Will Get Diversity

One of the fun of shopping is the options it affords buyers like you. And when you do it locally, there are no bounds to the choices you get to make. How so?

You will hardly find a giant fortune-500, local, business in Calgary – even in Alberta as a whole. In other words, all the shops are small-scale and are in constant healthy competition.

And that is a good thing; constant competition means there is more innovation to outsell. It could also mean lower prices!

Either way, you can rest assured that shopping locally will bring you diversity. You get to have more choices than if you had gone to a megastore.

Moreso, even the megastores buy from local artisans and sell at outrageous prices. So, why not just get yours right from the source?

The Customer Service Is Incredible

Even with the plethora of choices, you still want a personal touch. You crave that relationship between you and your seller. Don’t you?

Well, you will only get that in local shops.

If you’d gone to the megastores or even shop online, the chances are that the owners are not present. They probably have other businesses to sort.

Unlike mega stores, small businesses can’t afford to outsource customer service. Instead, the owners are hands-on, and they get to relate with you.

And since business owners understand their visions and goals better than an outsider, they serve you better. Besides, these are your neighbors, and they are less likely to treat you rudely.

Low Environmental Impact

Calgary already experiences tons of growth and expansion. That’s because the cowboy city is undoubtedly one of the hotspots of Alberta.

While the developments over the years are laudable and necessary, they contribute to habitat loss and environmental pollution.

And since you live here, you also need active efforts to make the community more sustainable. But what can you do?

Little things like shopping locally can help. How?

Local businesses operate centrally. As such, they don’t require new space as megastores. In essence, there’s no deforestation.

Besides, the central location also means local shops are convenient walk-in centres. That means there is less congestion and reasons to burn fuel.

Summarily, shopping locally reduces the stress on the natural environment. And that will help a city like Calgary with an already dense commercial activity.

With the benefits stated, you see what we mean now about frequency. So, how often will you shop local knowing what it means to you and Calgary as a whole?

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