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Shop NOLA for the Holidays

Give to your family, friends, and community this holiday season by shopping local.

 

“While Amazon's convenience is tempting, the long-term costs to our communities and economy are significant. This holiday season, make a conscious choice to support local businesses.

Amazon's dominance has a significant impact on local economies during the holiday season, particularly affecting small businesses and local retailers. Here’s how Amazon's influence plays out at a typical small business: by increasing pressure on small businesses, by producing a prevalence of mass-produced items which homogenizes gift giving and by dominating the messaging, making it harder for local businesses to compete for attention and sales.  

Isn’t it empowering to know that you can change the course of all these effects just by shopping locally? So spread local cheer throughout your community this holiday season by choosing local first.” -Rebecca Melancon, New Orleans native and Founder, Local First Community (Austin, TX)

Local Shopping Guide

Find this season’s best gifts at local shops! From Algiers to Uptown, Marigny to Metairie, find new, new-to-you, bestsellers and just-in items. Explore more below:

If you are shopping for handmade gifts and looking to attend pop-ups, markets and other special events, why not visit a holiday market? See all the market and event listings on a calendar here.

Keep on Celebrating

Give the gift of good eats, and support New Orleans restaurants and food entrepreneurs. Cookbooks, gift cards, t-shirts, and more can often be found for sale from your favorite restaurants. Links to local food businesses can be found on these directories:

StayLocal | Crescent City Farmers Market | Where Black NOLA Eats

Give Now, Gift Later

When you gift colleagues, teachers, neighbors and others with gift cards from local businesses, you spread the love! National figures show that gift card recipients spend 72% spend up to 20% more than the gift card amount when they use the card you gifted them.

Backatown Coffee Parlour Crazy Waffle Bar

Botanical Nail and Skin Studio Lagniappe Bakehouse

The Breath is Life Spa

For more ways to shop and celebrate locally, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

Making the Most of Holiday Marketing

You can reach more audiences when you collaborate with us! StayLocal is here to amplify the Shop Local message. Let us know about special events, promotions, and/or sales you're hosting and we'll help spread the word via our established audiences on our social media channels and by getting the attention of traditional media outlets, too.

Supporting local businesses isn’t just a feel-good gesture—it’s a powerful way consumers boost our community. When your business puts out an effective call to action that resonates with consumers, such as this Say No Thanks to Amazon Gifts campaign does, they are more likely to remember that yours is a local business, increasing your following and business loyalty.

Please take advantage of the no-cost marketing resources below or contact maryann@staylocal.org for more.

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