On today's edition of Put Your Money Where Your House Is, we explore the challenges of small businesses in local markets
The Cities Economic Development manager Martijn Van Luijn says it all depends on what they sell, and how they sell it,
"If you offer a unique service or a unique product, that is very often successful here local. Same is with Larger Items such as furniture, vehicles, and stuff like that, stuff that you don't buy quickly online."
Without the personalized twist, or the large and hard-to-ship items how can businesses stick around?
"That's really challenging, and we see a lot of independent retail stores that were offering a product like electronics, clothing, or housewares that once they close, no one was there to replace them."
When it comes down to it, Supporting retailers of all varieties in town keeps them open, and offering great, custom, and local service!
