The Importance of Buying Local for Father's Day: Supporting Dads and Your Community
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate the incredible fathers and father figures in our lives
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Father’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s time to celebrate the incredible fathers and father figures in our lives
Father’s Day is June 17 – have you found the perfect gift for Dad? If not, there’s still time to find something meaningful, but you have to look in the right place. Whether your dad is funny and adventurous, cool and savvy or all of the above, chances are good that the right gift will come from a local business.
He already has three “World’s Greatest Dad” mugs, and he doesn’t need another wacky tie to add to the growing collection in the back of his closet. Instead, get your dad something he’ll really love this Father’s Day, like a unique, personal item from a local business. Maybe he needs a new toolbox from the hardware store down the street, or a relaxing dinner at a local restaurant, perhaps even…read more →
He already has three “World’s Greatest Dad” mugs, and he doesn’t need another wacky tie to add to the growing collection in the back of his closet. Instead, get your dad something he’ll really love this Father’s Day, like a unique, personal item from a local business.
Spanning more than a hundred years and three generations of the local Fix family, Cornell’s True Value Hardware has become one of the oldest and most unique businesses in Westchester County, New York. Over time, the business passed from family to family and town to town, but now, it is passed from generation to generation.
As June 15 fast approaches, this Father’s Day shopping cycle is shaping up to be a big opportunity for small businesses.
Get ready now to market your store for Spring retail holidays including Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day; key shopping periods for retailers.
Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for. Either they’re the type to buy what they want when they want it, or they don’t let on to ever wanting anything. Whichever category your dad falls into, give him the ultimate gift this Father’s Day – the gift of community.
In the past, Father’s Day has often lived in the shadows of Mother’s Day, but that trend has been shifting over the past couple of years as Americans are showing Dad how much they really appreciate him. While Mother’s Day is still the second largest holiday for gift-giving, the spending gap between the two holidays is narrowing. According to the National Retail Federation, Father’s Day spending is expected to reach $12.7 billion in 2012 alone.
This year, the average person will spend $106.49 on Father’s Day gifts for an estimated total of $11.1 billion according to the National Retail Federation.