“I am a firm believer that both consumers and businesses buying products and services locally can really make the local economy thrive. Why buy something from a large faceless corporate company who doesn’t pay their fair share of taxes when you can head down to a local shop, have a chat and a real experience and at the same time really make a difference to that person’s life? At Riverhead Coffee, we support over 20 local businesses for products and services and that number increases to over 25 if you extend that to Greater Lincolnshire. Money stays local when you shop local.

“It’s also important to Riverhead Coffee as a business to promote and use our neighbouring businesses as we cannot exist in isolation – we need other businesses around us to generate footfall. On the flipside, I also strongly believe that businesses need to think about ways they can adapt their services and products to keep up with the demands of modern life. Conventional opening times are not always appropriate these days and offering an enhanced experience to the customer can really set a business apart.”

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