Businesses Urge Consumers to Buy Locally
904 views · Published 24 December 2008 · 2:53 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · Travel & Events
The 2008 holiday shopping season will be a make it or break it time for many North American retailers. Economists predict a record number of businesses will fail during the economic downturn. But in Baltimore, a group of small, independent-minded business owners are confident they can weather the storm. The secret, they say, is giving customers a reason to come back. VOA's Mil Arcega visited the Hampden Village section of Baltimore to take a look.
