Buy Local with Confidence: A Pandemic Toolkit for BIAs

Authors

  • Laura Burnham
  • Sebastian Contin
  • Lucia (Ming-Hsuan) Huang
  • Iana Lanceta
  • Lillian Phillip
  • Simran Sandhu
  • Frank Venditti

Keywords:

buy/shop local, consumer behavior, business improvement areas (BIAs), business improvement districts (BIDs), downtown, COVID-19, pandemic

Abstract

This article investigates economic and consumer behavior trends in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. Information is gathered from secondary sources as well as domestic and international case studies to identify these trends and to form the basis of a “Buy Local with Confidence” toolkit that can be used by Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) to stimulate economic growth and activity during pandemic crises. Public recommendations to support BIA initiatives, as well as details on how to receive a copy of the full toolkit are included in the conclusion.

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Published

2020-10-01

How to Cite

Burnham, L., Contin, S., Huang, L. (Ming-H., Lanceta, I., Phillip, L., Sandhu, S., & Venditti, F. (2020). Buy Local with Confidence: A Pandemic Toolkit for BIAs. Economic Development Journal of Canada. Retrieved from https://ecdev.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/default/article/view/127

Issue

Economic Development Journal of Canada, 2020

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