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CITYWIDE — Santa Monica businesses are expecting improved sales after several years of decreased revenues, according to a survey of businesses participating in a local purchasing campaign. The survey, ...

For many independent businesses, developing a strategy to compete with neighboring big-box retailers is a real anxiety trigger. However, enterprises backed by community-wide Buy Local campaigns – such ...

RECENT global uncertainties are giving renewed momentum to the “buy local” push, but business leaders said that such an initiative will only succeed if it moves beyond slogans and addresses ...