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Number of new independent bookstores that have opened since 2005: 437 Increase since 2002 in the number of small specialty food stores: 1,414 Increase since 2002 in the number of small farms:...
View ArticleIndependent Businesses Deliver Bigger Economic Benefit
Choosing a locally owned store generates almost four times as much economic benefit for the surrounding region as shopping at a chain, a new study has concluded. The analysis also found that eating at...
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