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SHOP LOCAL MOVEMENT

The shop local movement couldn’t be more important than it is right now. The silver lining of the pandemic was
that most local shops could quickly adjust their products and marketing to the demands. For the last six years,
the transition from retail shopping to online shopping has been on a steady incline, but once the pandemic shut
the world down, it offered local retail shops an opportunity to adapt. We witnessed so many shops innovating
and stepping up and we were able to see our local communities invest in helping those shops succeed. The
hashtag #shoplocal has been trending to customers all across Canada as the first option for shopping. In an
effort to support local shops, there has been an increase of entrepreneurs who are willing to fill the void with
their new ideas and products.
Shopping local has reinforced the notion that customers are supporting a friend, a neighbour, and a family member. In doing so,
choosing local shops helps grow our communities and brings people together to help the economy. Shopping locally provides a
sense of pride to those around as they champion those small shops to others. Furthering support from those customers, helps
shops to reinvest back into the community by supporting activities, sports organizations, and a variety of sponsorships.

For some, it has been a struggle to make it through the last two years with job loss, lack of control, and unpredictability.
However, some of those hardships have become a catalyst for starting something new. It's been uplifting to experience the
support seen by those who rallied behind the small shops during the pandemic and as we recover. As a community, it has
decided to leave no one behind and make an effort to support those who create. It seems that as a whole, we have returned to
the ideology that it is more important to support one another than to make it on our own.

This year the Chamber has planned many events and new programs around the Shop Local Movement that will benefit all in the
Central Hastings communities. Keep watch on our social media and website as we roll out the new programs and events.

Shari
Shari Pearce, President of the Madoc & District Chamber of Commerce
Owner of SDP COMMUNICATIONS

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