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Merchants May Opt-Out of Reviews

Merchants May Opt-Out of Reviews

Part of CitySquares‘ mission is to give small merchants a voice. We’re still quite a ways from achieving that goal, but we’re getting closer and you’ll see more of that in the coming months. If one thing is certain though, it’s that consumers have lots and lots of ways to express themselves. You might even [...] [...more]

Consumerism, Local Search, small business Comments

Shift happens…

Shift happens…

Hey have you heard? The economy might be in some trouble! Seriously though, these are worrisome days if you watch the nightly news (which I do not thank goodness).  There are messages flying at us every day that tell us the financial system is on the verge of collapse, the auto industry is on the verge [...] [...more]

Consumerism, Economics Comments

More Benefits of Shopping Locally

More Benefits of Shopping Locally

Our friend Joe Grafton at Somerville Local First sent along this little tid-bit and I thought I’d share it with you. It’s just yet another reminder of the benefits of shopping locally. When you spend your hard-earned bucks locally, that’s more money for the local economy. It’s a system that benefits everyone – there’s no [...] [...more]

Consumerism, Economics, General Comments

Shop Smart: Save Money with CitySquares

Shop Smart: Save Money with CitySquares

So, clearly we are all looking to cut back on our spending, as we deal with the economic crisis that is among us.  But  there is no reason that you cannot continue to enjoy dinner at great restaurants, or shop at your favorite boutiques, or even pamper yourself on occasion.  You just need to be [...] [...more]

Consumerism, Customers Comments

The Buy Local Challenge, Concluded

The Buy Local Challenge, Concluded

With July now in full swing, it’s time for our final update on the Buy Local Challenge. For those of you who haven’t been following it, we here at CitySquares gave ourselves a challenge to buy only from local businesses for the month of June. Below are words from my fellow CitySquares staff members. “Even though [...] [...more]

Consumerism, General, Opinions Comments

Update: The Buy Local Challenge

Update: The Buy Local Challenge

Buying local is what CitySquares is all about. We talk about buying local with our customers and with community members daily. Earlier this month, we gave ourselves a challenge, to buy only from local businesses for the month of June. While there have been some mishaps  (it’s called a challenge for a reason) I’m happy [...] [...more]

Consumerism, General Comments

Practicing What We Preach – The Buy Local Challenge

Practicing What We Preach – The Buy Local Challenge

At CitySquares we do a lot of talking about buying local. In fact, that’s part of our brand. Everyone on staff here really has a heart for local businesses. We work with them each and every day, hundreds of them. They’re the life-blood of our local economies, and of our neighborhoods. But how many of [...] [...more]

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Online Playground for Local Businesses

Online Playground for Local Businesses

I was recently asked, along with two coworkers, to try and put together a new flash demo that would help better explain the benefits of being a member of CitySquares. After working on it for a while and tossing around several ideas, we realized that we kept coming back to the same two points. [...] [...more]

Consumerism, General Comments

This "Buy Local" Thing

This "Buy Local" Thing

I’m in NYC this week attending the SES conference. I’m staying uptown at my friend Rich’s place. Last night, to thank him for putting me up (and putting up with me) I treated him to sushi and sake. Rich and I used to work together at Delphi.com, who later become Prospero.com, from 1999 thru 2001. [...] [...more]

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