Insights & Expertise

A really cool shop closed yesterday in my town, Saline, Michigan. It opened in 2017 and when it survived the pandemic, I thought, “Whew! Thank goodness McPherson’s made it!”

I shopped there many times because I could always find something for my sister or one of my gal pals and the owner grew to recognize me (such a great feeling). But it’s not like I went there weekly or even monthly. While my shopping habits didn’t change much post-pandemic, others did and the impact has been huge in the last 18 months. Even the launch of their online shop couldn’t balance the lack of foot traffic and the fact that we love things delivered the next day to our doorsteps.

Everyone must make the effort to support local small businesses if we want cha