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“Celebrate Your Independents”: Stalwart Businesses “Bridging” Shopper”'s Needs for Decades
By Julie Ingebretsen Throughout July, dozens of local independent businesses, who are members of the Metro Independent Business Alliance (Metro IBA) joined forces in a “Celebrate Your Independents” campaign. “Celebrate Your Independents” offered shoppers exclusive deals, as well as a chance to register to win $1,250 in gift cards from the participating Metro IBA member businesses; including Bibelot Shops, Butter Bakery Café, Electric Fetus, First Tech, Ingebretsen”'s Scandinavian Gifts, Linden Hills Co-op, Midwest Mountaineering, Peapods, Trotter”'s Café, Warners”' Stellian and others. The campaign kicked-off with an event at Ingebretsen”'s on Thursday, June 30, where Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie spoke to the importance of supporting local businesses. (more…)
