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HOLIDAY SHOPPING: BENEFITS TO BUYING GIFTS LOCALLY Sparkle & Shine 217 Main St., Vincennes 1-812-882-7603 MON.-SAT.: 9:30AM-5PM IN STORE JEWELRY REPAIRS OPEN SUNDAY, DEC. 20 1-5 PM Diamond Earrings and Pendant Sets Diamond Rings Diamond Necklaces Make Her Holiday 2010 E. Broadway, Princeton • 812-386-3262 Holiday Hours: Tues.-Thur. 10-8 • Fri. 10-5 • Sat. 10-2 *Excludes Willow Tree. All Christmas Items ON SALE! * Dec. 21 – Dec. 23 We'll be closed Dec. 24-28 and reopen on Dec. 29. Merry Christmas! 104 N. MAIN ST, OWENSVILLE | 812-724-3501 OR 1-800-440-4888 M-F 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. | www.holdersfurniture.net Sale prices good for entire month of December. Delivery available until noon on Christmas Eve 1 YEAR FREE FINANCING with approved credit $ 299 $ 599 Recliners starting at Leather Recliners starting at Holiday Sale Good selection of Recliners SAVE BIG BUCKS AT RICHARD'S! • SAVE BIG BUCKS AT RICHARD'S! SAVE BIG BUCKS AT RICHARD'S! • SAVE BIG BUCKS AT RICHARD'S! 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Rubys-Floral-Designs Now Taking Orders For • Fruit and Gift Baskets • Meat, Cheese & Cracker Baskets • Holiday Centerpieces & Wreaths • Jams, Jellies & Homemade Noodles 1415 W. Brumfield, Princeton • (812) 386-6365 Mon.-Fri.: 10-6 Sat.: 9-4, Sun.: 11-4 Berry's Produce & Country Market Last minute gift ideas! • Candles • Teacher gifts • Unique one-of-a-kind gifts • Gourmet Food • Stocking Stuffers Local delivery available Custom made to fit your budget GIFT THE That Keeps on Giving! South Gibson 812-753-3553 Subscriptions make great Christmas gifts! Local subscriptions are just $24/year. $ 21 pping Press-Dispatch WITH THE The Press-Dispatch Shopping Wednesday, December 16, 2015 C-5 Holiday shopping dominates many people's free time between the day af- ter Thanksgiving and the final days before Christmas. While many people may shop 'til they drop on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, those days still ac- count for a relative- ly small amount of the hundreds of bil- lions of dollars that are spent each holi- day season. Shoppers now have a bevy of op- tions at their dispos- al as they embark on holiday shopping season. Traditional in-store retailers are still around, and on- line shopping contin- ues to grow in popu- larity with each hol- iday season. But ma- ny holiday shoppers are looking to buy lo- cal this holiday sea- son, and such a de- cision can pay a host of dividends for both shoppers and the communities they call home. • Buying local benefits your local economy. Studies from Civic Econom- ics, an economics and strategics plan- ning firm, found that indepen- dent, locally-owned retailers return a far greater percentage of their revenue into their local economies than national chain stores. One such study exam- ined the disparity between rev- enue recirculation among in- dependent, locally-owned busi- nesses in Raleigh, North Caro- lina, versus four major national chains in the city. The former recirculated 51.1 percent of revenue into the local econo- my, while the latter recirculat- ed less than 14 percent. Sim- ilar results were discovered in many cities, indicating that buying local not only benefits local business owners, but also the communities those owners and their customers call home. • Buying local creates jobs in your community. One of the biggest ways local busi- ness owners in Raleigh recir- culated their revenue in the lo- cal economy was job creation. While national chains also cre- ate jobs, such jobs only benefit your community if the chains are located within your com- munity. If your local mall is a considerable drive away, chances are the chains with- in that mall are not employing many of your fellow communi- ty members. Local businesses in your community are more likely to employ residents of your town. • Shopping local may pro- vide access to more unique gifts. In addition to the eco- nomic benefits of buying local, shoppers may find merchan- dise made by local craftsmen is more unique than mass- produced items found on the shelves of national retailers. Recipients may cherish more unique items that they can- not find on their own, and that appreciation may even spur them to visit more local retail- ers after the holiday season has come and gone, benefiting their own communities in so doing. • Local business may pro- vide a more personal touch. Buying from national chains has its advantages, but custom- er service is not always one of them. Should your loved ones encounter problems with their gift that requires assistance, they might be forced to wait on the phone for extended periods of time as they and thousands of others wait for customer ser- vice representatives to answer their calls. Local businesses do not deal with nearly the vol- ume of customers as national retailers and, therefore, are ca- pable of addressing concerns more quickly and personally than large chains. Buying local not only bene- fits small business owners, but it also pays dividends for their customers and the communi- ties they call home. Shopping local this holiday season can benefit your community in var- ious ways. Stock photo.