Home Sweet Home Study
罢丑别听Home Sweet Home听Study shows how locally owned businesses can have a big impact on their communities. In addition to the study, 乌鸦传媒, Independent We Stand and Hardware Retailing offer a range of promotional tools. Retailers can use these materials throughout their stores to ensure customers understand the many tangible benefits of shopping locally for home improvement supplies and services. The complete study is available below for free, along with a variety of other materials.
Additional Resources
Economic Impact Calculator
Home Sweet Home Presentation
Home Sweet Home Signage Package
Halloween Signage
Holiday Signage
Mother's and Father's Day Signage
Home Sweet Home: Pros' Edition
罢丑别听Home Sweet Home: Pros’ Edition听study examines the positive economic activity that professional contractors, builders and other tradespeople generate by supporting independent building supply, hardware, power equipment and paint dealers rather than buying from national companies. The study found that for every dollar pros spend at independent retailers, twice the money remains in the local economy than when they spend the same dollar at national chains.
Additional Resources
Economic Impact Calculator
Home Sweet Home: Pros' Edition Presentation
Home Sweet Home: Pros' Edition Signage
Home Sweet Home: Locals vs. Amazon
Home Sweet Home: Locals vs. Amazon study examines examines the powerful local impact consumers make when purchasing home improvement products at independent businesses instead of on Amazon. According to the study, sales through local hardware and paint dealers have a local impact nearly seven times greater (676 percent) than sales through Amazon.