Our fine friends in the Texas panhandle are fighting the same uphill battle as we “city folks,” working to remind consumers of the value their local brick and mortar businesses bring to the community. As a farm kid whose roots are in the plains of Nebraska, I remember the days when Third Street was lined with family owned businesses like Meyer’s Jewelry, Lumbard’s, and The Candy Kitchen. Today, much of that street looks like a ghost town, thanks to the big boxes lining Highway 281.
It’s not just metro areas that need to shore up their local businesses; the Mom and Pops of rural America fight the same battles, even when those battles involve behemoth chain stores 35 miles down the road.
Listen in as Chris Samples and I discuss The 3/50 Project on KXDJ Radio and how it can help local brick and mortars. Click here to join us when we go live at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning.
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