Online shopping: advantages of ‘Down Your High Street’

 

As advanced in a previous article, the online shopping platform ‘Down Your High Street’ has been created to helps owners of physical businesses market and sell their products to more customers. They just have to sign up to expand their operations. What should you buy from it?

Unique pieces
Buying something, such as a clothing item, from a huge chain shop means that you will probably see someone else with the same thing. This can cramp your style. In contrast, the products in independent shops tend to be more unique than the mass-produced ones sold by major retailers. This is because small merchants cannot afford to compete with the likes of Amazon. So, they offer more distinctive pieces.

Customer service
Purchasing from independent retailers via ‘Down Your High Street’ means that you can always get in touch with a support agent to ask questions. A friendly person is definitely nicer to converse with than a large, faceless company.

Local currency
Large chain shops tend to spend a lot of money abroad since they manufacture and hire people overseas. In contrast, independent high street shops tend to spend more locally, as such you are contributing to keeping the community going, which is definitely needed at the moment.

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Down Your High Street helps the local community

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