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“Many of the owners and staff of independently
owned retailers are Queens
residents,” she said. “When you shop at
these stores, you are investing money
back into your community. According to
a Civic Economic Study, when you spend
$100 at a small business, roughly $68
stays in your community. So we’re putting
the money back into other businesses,
local charities, events that support the
community, schools, etc.”
She added that the retail crawl is the
shops’ way of thanking their customers:
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