STORES, AND GROCERS ARE DEFINITELY SEEING A CHANGE AS PEOPLE REJECT THE BIG CHAIN GROCERY STORES. A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO US AND HELP SUPPORT THE SMALL BUSINESS, FIRST OF ALL. BUT NOW WE’RE ...

RESILIENT: Sherree Lucas, executive director of Go Local, says local businesses are focusing on helping however they can. Photo courtesy of Lucas Among the many elements that make Asheville distinctly ...

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Sherree Lucas, executive director of Go Local, says supporting local businesses through collaboration as well as keeping spending in the community is key to Asheville’s economic ...

A local cooperative focused on bolstering local businesses in Sonoma County has obtained federal nonprofit status and released its plans for growth in 2025. About 20 people gathered at the Go Local ...

Local First has long been a champion of supporting locally owned, independent businesses to strengthen the local economy. One of its signature initiatives, the Be Local Coupon Book, has been a ...

Consumers fed up with high grocery store prices are taking part in boycotts to protest big box stores and large grocery chains. Small businesses are taking advantage of the ‘Buy local’ push. “A lot of ...