Enter the "Buy Local" movement

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Their lower prices and affordable shipping make it difficult to compete, which for some time created a challenging environment for local community stores.
In a surprising turn of events, local retail business owners are suddenly benefiting from customers' renewed desire to support their local community.

Customers want to shop in stores in their area. The already growing south korea phone number list Buy Local” movement has greatly increased in popularity during the pandemic.

Prior to 2020, shopping local was a priority for over 46% of U.S. consumers due to the convenience, necessity, and appreciation of local commerce.

With the pandemic, 53% of Americans say their consumer behavior has changed and they have started making daily purchases online, in local stores.



That statement came from Danielle Marshak, Product Manager at Google, in a podcast with Search Engine Journal (SEJ) where she shared that the company is already realizing that videos are becoming more popular than ever, mainly because this format can deliver much more information in a short period of time.

In fact, he is right: data has shown that online video is expected to account for more than 82% of all consumer internet traffic by 2022.

Many small businesses struggle to compete with big ecommerce brands, such as global giants Amazon and Mercado Libre, which seem to dominate the entire world.