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Of the NCRMA’s 25,000 members, 60% are small businesses and independent retailers.

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DYK? For every $100 spent at small businesses, $48 is put back into the local economy. Spending dollars locally means helping friends, neighbors, and family members — fellow Ashevillians succeed.

The North Carolina Retail Merchants Association (NCRMA) just launched a new campaign, “Welcome! We’re Here for You,” to celebrate retailers across the state and encourage customers to shop in store and use #ShopNC on social media to share purchases made at local bizzes from the coast to the Piedmont to the mountains of our beautiful state.*

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