Collier Drug offers employee incentives for shopping locally
You know that old saying about when the going gets tough, the tough shop at their locally owned businesses to make sure as much money as possible is recirculated in our local economy? It’s a really old saying. Like, 100 years old.
Well, Mel Collier at Collier Drug store is taking that old saying (which is not really an old saying at all) pretty seriously by offering some pretty heavy incentives to his own employees to shop at their locally owned businesses.
For the whole month of April, any Collier Drug Store employee that purchases items or food from a locally owned (Northwest Arkansas) business, restaurant, etc, will be reimbursed for 50% of that purchase up to $100. If the business owner of the store is a Collier Drug customer, Mel will reimburse 1/2 the employee’s purchase up to $150.
From his Facebook page, “This is our way of stimulating the economy and the buying power of our community. If other business owners conduct this plan for their employees, together we can help our communities when they need it most.”
Pretty sweet idea, Mel. Respect.
What will you guys do to support local businesses?
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Tony Wappel
April 6, 2009
I like the idea. Collier Drug is a great drugstore and seems to be ahead of the curve on a lot of things. I always use them for my prescription drugs.
If everyone would shop locally, maybe it would make a difference. My own personal policy is buy as local as possible, even at the international level. For instance, if I have a choice between a shirt made in Honduras or China, I will buy the one made in Honduras–at least its in the same hemisphere!! Maybe if we all did this, it would make a difference. Our local and state governments need to to the same thing–when they buy goods or services, they should keep as much taxpayer money as local as possibe.
Johnathan
April 6, 2009
High Five Colliers! I like your style. Now I have to stop by tomorrow while I’m on Dickson and shop your vintage cameras.
Matthew Petty
April 6, 2009
WOW! That’s awesome.
I wonder if any other businesses will follow suit with something innovative of their own.
a. brown
April 6, 2009
For those obsessed with the hand-made giant Etsy.com, there’s a “Shop Local” option to search for items made in your backyard: http://www.etsy.com/shop_local.php?ref=fp_nav_local. So, if you have to scratch your internet shopping itch, you can still put the money back into your town.
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