Many people ask me about ways to support local local food providers. My usual answer is, “You can’t be lazy. You might have to do a little homework.” With very few local grocery stores left standing in 2010, the big boys simply (and somewhat understandably) can’t be bothered with stocking their produce, meat, and dairy sections with truly...

I was a little surprised when Google noticed an error in my query. It's pretty exciting to see that Google (aka "the world") already thinks that the fictitious concatenation "RelyLocal" is a more valid query than "rely" and "local", two words that have been in existence for ages.

OAK BROOK, IL—The McDonald's Corporation announced Tuesday that it will close 175 restaurants and cut nearly 600 corporate jobs, responding to a plunge in stock prices blamed on a depressed economy and rising consumer interest in actual food. McDonald's Stock Graph "Though still America's number-one hamburger retailer," McDonald's CEO Jim Cantalupo said, "we have entered a brief period of restructuring due to the steady growth of other convenience eateries and, more significantly, growing competition from producers and distributors of demonstrably nutritive matter, i.e. food."

Big-Box Swindle – The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America’s Independent Businesses By Stacy Mitchell (Beacon Press, Paperback, 9780807035016, 344pp.) If I had to recommend one book on marketing, sailing, or theology it would be nearly impossible for me to choose. However, if someone were to ask me to recommend one book that explains why...

A lot of kind citizens have been asking for ways to link to RelyLocal to show their support from their blogs, business pages, or media outlets. Below are a number of options to choose from. Thanks for your support! Please copy the supplied HTML from the boxes on the right and paste into your web site’s code in the desired location. Image...

I'm not an overly emotional guy, but I am a sucker for a good under-dog story. Earlier this week I had the pleasure of speaking with Tom and Angi who own and operate RelyLocal in the Prescott, AZ area... ...At the end of the call, I tried to retell the stories to our staff. I couldn't. I was too happy, too proud, too excited! I'd be lying if I said I didn't break down a little bit...