Look Inside Whitehorse

Many municipalities across the country are encouraging the people who live in their communities to “Shop Local”. Our “Look Inside” campaign in Whitehorse and Yukon has been created to show Yukoner's, business people and government purchasing agents the value of thinking locally and making purchases inside Whitehorse and Yukon. There’s value in shopping local, and it goes beyond the immediate gratification of finding the right product and the great feeling you get from service beyond expectations. Shopping is, above all, a social experience. From frequenting your neighbour’s business to seasonal shopping events with visitors, to the relationships developed with the staff while shopping. Shopping locally develops our economy, creates jobs, and supports many community events. SHOPPING WITH BENEFITS: Local businesses offer opportunity for personal connection. Whatever day you do your groceries is the day you re-establish relationship with a specific set of neighbours, friends and acquaintances. That’s how it’s done in Yukon. Show up regularly and you’re on a first name basis with the guy behind the counter, the woman that helps you choose that thing, the owner who’ll demonstrate that gee-whiz he knew you were interested in. That personal connection with merchants means that shoppers can express their needs face-to-face, get immediate customized support and feel assured that the solution they go home with is the right fit — whether it’s a shirt for work, siding for your home or jewelry for your spouse. A SENSIBLE WAY TO SHOP: Online shopping is great. But unless it’s made of binary code, you’re not getting it today. Like your Grandad’s old-timey Yukon catalogue shopping, there’s lead-time, shipping time and shipping cost, both financial and environmental. Plus a degree of guesswork when it comes to sizes, colour, texture and everything physical a product embodies. And let’s hope they don’t ship the one that’s slightly flawed that you would never have picked… Purchasing in Whitehorse means you touch, feel, see, smell, examine, compare and try a product. Sometimes, you’ll even taste it. And, after you’ve bought it in Whitehorse, the convenience of returning, exchanging, replacing or maintaining a product is unbeatable.