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Why -- and Where -- I'm Shopping Locally This Season

Jamie Davis Smith | Posted 12.03.2012 | DC
Read More: Dc Around Town, Holiday Shopping, Shopping Locally, Christmas Gifts, Hannuka Gifts, Christmas Shopping, Local Shopping, DC News
Jamie Davis Smith

By shopping locally I am not only helping my sanity by staying away from overcrowded malls and avoiding getting sucked into reviewing an endless cycle of very similar toys, I am also helping to ensure that my community remains vibrant.

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My Friendly Neighborhood (Mega) Bookstore

Andrew Cotto | Posted 10.20.2012 | Books
Read More: Local Stores, Big Box Stores, Local Bookstore, Buy Local, Local Shopping, Books News
Andrew Cotto

I haven't totally changed my belief about supporting independent businesses, I'm just more open to the idea of what "local" really means.

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Thinking Outside The Shirt Box: Give The Gift Of Service

blog.aarp.org | Posted 12.22.2011 | Fifty
Read More: Holidays, Community Service, Local Businesses, Volunteering, Giving Back, Service, Local-Shopping, Volunteers, Volunteerism, Giving Back to the Community, Local Business, Fifty News

Do you remember when you were a child and the Sears catalog would arrive right before the holidays and you, or at least I would, go through and circle...

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Groupon.com and Google

Michael Tasner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Google, Internet, Holiday Shopping, Groupon, Online Advertising, Local-Shopping, Internet Advertising, Marketing, Doubleclick, Business, Google News, Business News
Michael Tasner

My concern is that Groupon may have made a mistake not taking the money now.

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A Future of Hyperlocal, Curated shopping: Lessons From NYC's Hester Street Fair

Kirsten Dirksen | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Suchin Pak, Farmers Market, Organic Food, Local Food, Homemade, New York City, Local Shopping, Curated Shopping, Greenmarket, Hyperlocal Shopping, Pushcart Market, Diy, Green Business, Local Ingredients, Lower East Side, New York News
Kirsten Dirksen

The Hester Street Fair is nothing like the pseudo street fairs of summer that plague New York City streets with mass-produced gyros and knock-off sunglasses. You're most likely to meet your product's producer.

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