The movement hopes to spur $5 million in spending between Juneteenth and the 4th of July.
on two Black men for attempting to use the restroom. Consumers fought back by supporting Black-owned businesses instead, a response Willams said was honorable. However, “there was no measurable way to see what our collected impact was.”
There is also an opportunity for business owners to join a preferred shopping list, a directory of Black-owned businesses that users can select from when uploading their receipts. Nearly 7,000 businesses from 15 countries have added their names to the list. Among them areAunt Dot’s Sweet Shop“The diversity on the list is really empowering,” Williams said.
“We’re proud to team up with My Black Receipt to help amplify this important movement to support Black-owned businesses at such a pivotal time,”It’s inspiring to see the outpouring of support for the Black community across the country, and we’ve seen that reflected on Yelp as well with a 35-times increase in the frequency of searches for Black-owned businesses in recent weeks.”
“We are starting to talk about how this technology can incentivize buying Black long-term, not just in response to protests, and how we can build community around the recirculation of the dollar using technology,” Williams said.
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