Shop Near, Run Far

Shop Near. Run Far.

Top Ten Reasons To Buy Local

1. Buy Local — Support yourself: Several studies have shown that when you buy from an independent, locally owned business, rather than nationally owned businesses, significantly more of your money is used to make purchases from other local businesses, service providers and farms — continuing to strengthen the economic base of the community. Fleet Feet is locally owned and operated since its inception in 2008.

2. Support community groups: Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses. Fleet Feet sponsors over 20 local road races each year and each of these events support community based non-profits. 

3. Keep our community unique: Where we shop, where we eat and have fun — all of it makes our community home. Our one-of-a-kind businesses are an integral part of the distinctive character of this place. Our tourism businesses also benefit. “When people go on vacation they generally seek out destinations that offer them the sense of being someplace, not just anyplace.” -Richard Moe, President, National Historic Preservation Trust. Conveniently located in Brookfield, Fleet Feet offers ease of shopping regardless of where you live and work. Fleet Feet Sports offers community residents and visitors to the greater Milwaukee area a unique specialty store experience vastly different from chain or big box stores. 

4. Reduce environmental impact: Locally owned businesses can make more local purchases requiring less transportation and generally set up shop in town or city centers as opposed to developing on the fringe. This generally means contributing less to sprawl, congestion, habitat loss and pollution.  Employees reside within a 20 mile radius of Fleet Feet Sports, limiting their carbon footprint.

5. Create more good jobs: Small local businesses are the largest employer nationally and, in our community, provide the most jobs to residents. Fleet Feet Sports employees are all residents of Wisconsin with a diverse range of educational and professional backgrounds. 

6. Get better service: Local businesses often hire people with a better understanding of the products they are selling and take more time to get to know customers. Our employees are runners, walkers and serious fitness enthusiasts. Fleet Feet Sports sales associates work one-on-one with customers, and spend as much time as needed to ensure customer satisfaction. Need to make a purchase Fleet Feet Sports and unable to make it in to the store? Give us a call at 262-786-7463 and we can handle your needs over the phone and ship your purchase to you. If your purchase is over $75, we will ship it anywhere in Wisconsin for FREE! (Shipping is only $5 for purchases under $75!) Your can also shop with us online!

7. Invest in community: Local businesses are owned by people who live in this community, are less likely to leave, and are more invested in the community’s future. The owners of Fleet Feet are permanent resident of the Milwaukee area. Each year we donate thousands to local high school team, local non-profits, local businesses and organizations, and more! 


9. Buy what you want, not what someone wants you to buy: A marketplace of tens of thousands of small businesses is the best way to ensure innovation and low prices over the long-term. A multitude of small businesses, each selecting products based not on a national sales plan but on their own interests and the needs of their local customers, guarantees a much broader range of product choices. Fleet Feet Sports stores are specialty running and walking stores with the purpose of providing customers with the best product to meet their shoe and apparel needs.

10. Encourage local prosperity: A growing body of economic research shows that in an increasingly homogenized world, entrepreneurs and skilled workers are more likely to invest and settle in communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character. The essence of Fleet Feet Sports is its personalized shoe fitting service; our unique style of service contributes to providing the customer with an enhanced shopping experience.

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