The campaign, called Champion Green, is an effort to ease the pressure of the pandemic on small and local businesses.
(Source: flickr)Small business owners say the Irish public can help save jobs in their own communities by spending a little extra for the next twelve weeks.
They say this summer will be make-or-break for employers all over Ireland after the lockdown, so trade groups in the sector have launched a plan called Champion Green.
It begins with a simple pledge to support local; it ends with more prosperous communities for us all.
Pledge your support at https://t.co/aMYj8c9ZTj
Supported by @KilkennyShop and @VisaIreland, in association with @SFA_Irl, @RetailExIreland @ChambersIreland #ChampionGreen pic.twitter.com/rMmARNzKhb
— Champion Green (@ChampionGreenie) June 25, 2020
The message of the campaign is that if every adult in the country spends €20 extra locally for the next twelve weeks, it will be an economic boost worth €875,000,000.
The retail sector employs 280,000 people here and the trade groups backing Champion Green say the initiative could ward off major job losses.
