For the fourth year in a row, a national survey of independent businesses has found that those in communities with an active "buy local" campaign have experienced markedly stronger revenue growth compared to those located in areas without such a campaign.
Read more about it at www.newrules.org/retail/news/survey-finds-buy-local-message-benefitting-independent-businesses.
Download the full report at www.newrules.org/sites/newrules.org/files/2011-ind-business-survey.pdf.