DIXON Shopping Smart With Locally OL Shop Smart · Shop Local Owned Businesses Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy Compared to chain stores, locally owned businesses recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy, enriching the whole community. Local Character and Prosperity In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character have an economic advantage. Community Well-Being Locally owned businesses build strong communities by sustaining vibrant town centers, linking neighbors in a web A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products of economic and social relationships, and contributing to based, not on a national sales plan, but on their Environmental Sustainability Local stores help to sustain vibrant, compact, walkable town centers-which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution. Product Diversity local causes. own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product and service choices. Local Decision-Making Local ownership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions. Public Benefits and Costs Local stores in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure and make more efficient use of public services relative to big box stores and strip shopping malls. Thank you for supporting all of our local businesses. MASK REQUIRED A STORE Thank you in advance for covering your face and practicing social distancing. We appreciate your cooperation, patience and support! IN This ad co-sponsored by the City of Dixon & Sauk Valley Media Locally owned businesses help establish and sustain a sense of community. Locally owned businesses sponsor community teams, donate to benefits and support fundraisers Locally owned businesses create diverse opportunities of employment. Discotor Diocon CHAMBERMAIKSTRET TOoURDM DIXON Shopping Smart With Locally OL Shop Smart · Shop Local Owned Businesses Keeping Dollars in the Local Economy Compared to chain stores, locally owned businesses recycle a much larger share of their revenue back into the local economy, enriching the whole community. Local Character and Prosperity In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character have an economic advantage. Community Well-Being Locally owned businesses build strong communities by sustaining vibrant town centers, linking neighbors in a web A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products of economic and social relationships, and contributing to based, not on a national sales plan, but on their Environmental Sustainability Local stores help to sustain vibrant, compact, walkable town centers-which in turn are essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution. Product Diversity local causes. own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product and service choices. Local Decision-Making Local ownership ensures that important decisions are made locally by people who live in the community and who will feel the impacts of those decisions. Public Benefits and Costs Local stores in town centers require comparatively little infrastructure and make more efficient use of public services relative to big box stores and strip shopping malls. Thank you for supporting all of our local businesses. MASK REQUIRED A STORE Thank you in advance for covering your face and practicing social distancing. We appreciate your cooperation, patience and support! IN This ad co-sponsored by the City of Dixon & Sauk Valley Media Locally owned businesses help establish and sustain a sense of community. Locally owned businesses sponsor community teams, donate to benefits and support fundraisers Locally owned businesses create diverse opportunities of employment. Discotor Diocon CHAMBERMAIKSTRET TOoURDM