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The following statistics are from an article on elocal.com.
Big Box Chains vs. Local Businesses Statistics
– Throughout the United States, only about 33.6% of the revenue from national chains is
reinvested into the community, which is very low compared to the 64.8% return from local
businesses. (2009)
– A study in Austin, Texas found that $100 spent at a local bookstore produced $45 worth of
local economic activity, and $100 at the chain store Borders brought back only $13.
– National chains often bring loss of employment. The opening of a Wal-Mart reduces retail
employment by an average of 150 jobs in the county of its location.
– Local businesses are usually established in city centers, instead of on the margins of com-
munities like large chains, so they contribute less to pollution, congestion, habitat loss and
urban sprawl.
If the people of an average American city were to shift 10% of their spending from
chains to local businesses, it would bring an additional $235 million per year to the
community’s economy.