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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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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