S & J Furniture has joined forces with The Riv to present this year’s Christmas Shop Local Promotion.
There will be $6000 up for grabs for customers of 31 participating business.
The Shop Local Promotion starts on Monday, November 21, when people will uncover the first of the participating businesses.
Readers will be able to access a list of participating businesses as well as keep a keen eye out for those that are displaying the Shop Local logo, featuring the S & J Furniture branding, in their windows.
It’s a simple concept: The Riv and S & J Furniture want to keep Echuca-Moama locals in town to do their Christmas shopping, so the incentives are enormous.
S & J Furniture owner Karl Bauer said that shopping locally was something “we can all do to support our local economy”.
“Ninety-five per cent of our customers are local,” Mr Bauer said.
“Everybody needs to do their part to keep the local economy ticking over and provide employment for all the locals.”
Mr Bauer pointed out while online purchases might provide benefits to some, the benefits go out of town or overseas.
“Every dollar spent in town stays in the local community,” he said.
“We’re pretty passionate about the local spend, the smaller the store the better generally, but we have to support our local national chains that employ local people as well.
“The more support that local businesses get from local purchases, the more local job opportunities there are, and the more opportunities we have to support our local sports clubs and charities.”
Customers could win a share of $6000, with weekly giveaways of $1000 and $500 in shopping vouchers for the participating stores.
From Monday, November 21, until Sunday, December 18, any purchases made at participating stores will earn the customer an entry into the corresponding week’s draw.
All 12 editions of The Riv during the four weeks of the promotion will feature details of participants and, excitingly for readers, our winning customers.
Weekly winners will have the chance to choose where they spend their winnings as the prize money can only be spent at participating businesses.
Promotional posters, coupons and entry boxes for customers will be stationed at all of these businesses and the draws will be on November 29 and December 6, 13 and 20.
PARTICIPATING BUSINESSES
• Ag-Parts
• Ash Hall Cycles
• Aussie Outback Store
• Autobarn Echuca
• Blue Sky Outdoor Experts
• Collins Booksellers Echuca
• Echuca Amcal Pharmacy
• Echuca Camping & Fishing
• Echuca Newsagency (Nextra)
• Echuca Priceline Pharmacy
• Enliven Active & Dance
• Fashionably High
• Forty Winks Echuca
• Goodyear Autocare Echuca/Moama
• Guys & Girls
• IGA Local Grocer
• Intersport Echuca
• J.M. Leech Jewellers
• K2 Industrial Supplies
• Lily & Pearl Lingerie
• LORDS Fashions Est. 1928
• My Perfect Home
• O’Brien Electrical Echuca Moama
• Pets Domain Echuca
• Roundabout Lighting
• S & J Furniture
• Sleepdoctor Echuca
• South Fabrics
• Switched On Electronics
• The Pear Tree
• Xtreme Marine