10 Reasons to Shop Local with Allure this Holiday Season
When profits stay local, it increases the community’s wealth, tax revenue and the standard of living,” Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser, professor of economics at the University of Central Oklahoma, says.“Small businesses and local businesses are still the backbone of our economy,” Sasser adds. “They are local people serving local people and are generally committed to staying there, raising their families. After all, most businesses started out as a small, local business and earned the success of growing and expanding. It’s the American Dream.”
As we look at growing communities around our area, including malls, nothing compares to a beautiful downtown district with prosperous stores and restaurants. Libertyville attracts people from many areas to shop, eat and purchase good and services.
10 Reasons to shop local with Allure this holiday season.
- 1. Sales taxes fund our communities and provide vital services such as police, fire protection, street repairs and trash collection.
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- 2. Support for employees supporting themselves and their loved ones. As the leader of Allure it is my number one value and goal to create a pathway for my staff to have financial stability and freedom. Allure exceeds the average salary for national hair salons. Our benefits, bonuses and paid education are well above average for small businesses in America. We pride ourselves on providing the best services we can and your purchases allow both the growth and attention to detail which make Allure what it is.
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- 3. Personal Connection—Getting to know the small business owners & employees creates community!
- 4. Product Knowledge— We are well informed about our products and know what we are selling. Getting to know our customers on a personal basis allows us to easily adjust our inventory to include the goods and services local customers want to buy. We spend a lot of time and energy learning about the products we offer so we can recommend products and services that best suit you. The personal relationships we have can create next level care; where as Amazon and online retail stores do not.
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- 5. Experience—Local shopping can translate to a more personalized retail experience and allows the shopper to find unique products that not everyone has.
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- 6. Superior Service—Did you know we will help you with your purchases and shop with you or for you? We also offer customized gift wrapping upon request.
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- 7. Support Future Growth—When you shop local it is the best way to show pride in your city and help protect the businesses that make our cities unique.
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- 8. Allure’s rewards program- Did you know you are gaining points for each and every purchase at Allure? You can cash in your rewards at any time for products and services.
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- 9. Discounts and special offerings- Allure has a special buyers club for all customers receiving services each year. We are launching a new Buyers club in 2024 for product purchases as well.
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- 10. We are a certified sustainable salon. Efforts to reduce beauty waste are helping combat climate change, one service at a time. Allure is a local leader in the sustainability space. The beauty industry creates 877 lbs of waste per minute. Allure is helping to change that by offsetting its scope 2 carbon emissions and recovering up to 95% of its beauty waste, including previously unrecoverable materials and hard-to-recycle items like hair clippings, foils, excess hair color, aerosol cans, and color tubes. Most salons send these wasteful items to the landfill, which has a significantly negative impact on the environment. Allure has recovered 364lbs in waste since May when we initiated our program.
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