{"id":40605,"date":"2020-02-18T16:02:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=40605"},"modified":"2020-02-18T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:02:24","slug":"if-customers-spent-5-a-week-in-barry-it-would-boost-economy-by-10-7m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/02\/18\/if-customers-spent-5-a-week-in-barry-it-would-boost-economy-by-10-7m\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry shoppers spending \u00a35 a week would bring in \u00a310m"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Businesses put on special offers as part of national campaign to shop locally<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/top-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/top-image-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/top-image-4-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Barry Shop Local is a scheme which helps local shops and businesses in Barry.<br \/><strong>Photo Credit: <\/strong>Barry Shop Local<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><strong>BARRY<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>businesses&nbsp;are&nbsp;showing the importance of shopping locally by&nbsp;taking part in&nbsp;a national&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;called&nbsp;Fiver Fest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The campaign, which thousands of independent shops and businesses across the UK are taking part in,\u00a0encourages\u00a0people to shop locally by putting on special \u00a35 offers for two weeks in February.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BarryShopLocal\/\">Shop Local Barry<\/a>&nbsp;said: \u201cFiver Fest is a great idea for our businesses in&nbsp;Barry &#8211; the independent shops and businesses are what makes our town special and unique.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe appreciate it when our community support us, so these offers are to say thank you and show just what great value our local businesses are.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Many shops in Barry are taking part, including Barrybados, Sky Spa, Awesome Wales and Vic Hopkins Butcher.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Barrybados\u00a0is selling its famous Barrybados mug and sticker for \u00a35\u00a0and Sky Spa is offering a tester class for \u00a35.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40618\" width=\"596\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40618\" width=\"596\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-293x293.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-390x390.jpg 390w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-585x585.jpg 585w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/fiver-fest-900x900.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Many shops in Barry are taking part. Barrybados are selling their famous Barrybados mugs and stickers for \u00a35.<br \/><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Barry Shop Local<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Anthony, owner of Vic Hopkins Butcher, said: \u201cWe think it&#8217;s a fab way of encouraging people to shop local. This week we&#8217;re offering three fresh chicken breasts for \u00a35.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Stuart Burnell, store manager of Awesome Wales, said: \u201cWe are proud to take part in the first Barry Fiver Fest.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur \u00a35 offer is a bamboo toothbrush and a month&#8217;s supply of toothpaste tabs, a great plastic-free alternative to traditional tooth care products.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Fiver Fest is free to join and\u00a0has been run for the past seven years. Last year, 63 towns took part all over the UK.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>It&nbsp;is run by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/totallylocally.org\/stuff\/\">Totally Locally,&nbsp;<\/a>an&nbsp;organisation&nbsp;created in 2010,&nbsp;with the aim of&nbsp;helping businesses and High Streets&nbsp;\u201cto help themselves\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for Totally Locally said:&nbsp;\u201cIf every adult in&nbsp;Barry&nbsp;spent \u00a35 per week in their local shops and businesses, instead of at a national chain or at the big supermarket, it could be worth \u00a310.7 million going directly into our local economy.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-7-million.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40617\" width=\"457\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million-500x708.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/10-7-million.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40617\" width=\"457\" height=\"647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million.jpg 678w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million-500x708.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/02\/10-7-million-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 457px) 100vw, 457px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>If every resident spent \u00a35 a week locally, \u00a310.7 million could go back into Barry economy.<br \/><strong>Photo Credit:<\/strong> Barry Shop Local<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is the third Fiver Fest, with over 100 towns and high streets taking part.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Chris Sands,\u00a0founder of Totally Locally,\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cWe know Fiver Fest isn\u2019t going to change the world.\u00a0But small changes in spending habits can really make a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Just by diverting \u00a35 of our weekly spend to local independents we give them a fighting chance to thrive. 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