The St. John’s Board of Trade is reminding holiday shoppers again this year, “Don’t Get Dieppe’d.”
Metro area businesses are putting the push on shopping local, and avoiding disappointment when your online purchase gets stuck in a warehouse in Dieppe, New Brunswick.
Board of Trade CEO AnnMarie Boudreau says the aim is to encourage people to shop at home.
She says there is value in spending money in your own community and advises shoppers to think before buying online.
Boudreau says people need to think about if they can purchase what they are looking for locally, and by doing that you are supporting local businesses that people depend on. She says if people aren’t supporting them they won’t always be there.