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Article: Letters to the Editor
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- NJBIZ
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- September 14, 2009
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Boycotting big-box stores
I own a small business in Hawthorne. I believe in supporting small, local businesses, and I try to do that whenever possible. I know I can save money using the big-box stores (Staples, Office Depot, etc.), but I choose to do business with a local office supply store in Midland Park.
I do this because I believe we have to respect the small-business owner. He or she is employing local residents; he or she is paying local taxes; he or she might be my neighbor. I think what the state of New Jersey has done here is wrong on many different levels ("Losing contract to Staples wasn't easy on small businesses," Aug. 31). These big-box stores offer these discounts at whose ...