Electric Fetus starts a buy local program featuring local artists

From the Feb 21 Star Tribune:

"The Electric Fetus music store cranks the volume on a campaign to get Minnesotans to keep dollars local."

"The 225 local music fans who turned out to see a three-band spree on Thursday night at the Electric Fetus may have been there for the intimate feel of a mini-concert, but retail music manager Bob Fuchs hopes he's onto something even bigger.

The event was a kickoff to the Electric Fetus' latest effort to turn up the volume on the "shop-local" movement, with a campaign called MinnEconomy.

Every month, the Fetus' stores in Minneapolis, Duluth and St. Cloud will highlight Minnesota artists and musicians in its stores and online, and will sell featured items at a 10 percent discount."

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"Dan Marshall, a founding member of the Twin Cities Metro Independent Business Alliance (MetroIBA) and co-owner of a St. Paul toy store, said that what started as an "eat-local" effort driven by farmer's markets and local restaurants serving home-grown foods now involves more than 132 Twin Cities businesses and individuals. Among its members are bakeries, landscapers, linen suppliers, lawyers and accountants.

"The idea is that as a group we can network and advocate for small businesses in the area and create viable alternatives to big-box stores that are the same in every state," said Marshall, who sits on the MetroIBA board and with his wife owns Peapods Natural Toys and Baby Care."

 

Learn more at the Electric Fetus' website.