Local vs. Big Box Infographic
Shopping at locally owned stores provides a greater return to the New Orleans economy.
Based on a 2009 study of Magazine Street merchancts conducted by The Urban Conservancy and Civic Economics. “Read the complete study”:http://staylocal.org/pdf/info/ThinkingOutsidetheBox.pdf
Infographic by five65 Design.
Magazine Street’s retailers provide a strong example of small businesses doing big things. The 2009 study, Thinking Outside the Box: A Report on Independent Merchants and the New Orleans Economy, shows that local retailers, when compared to leading chain competitors, generate twice the annual sales, recirculate revenue within the local economy at twice the rate, and on a per square foot basis, have four times the economic impact. Read the full study here.
