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Survey: What’s your shopping strategy: online, local only or a little of both?

A sales associate straightens a Christmas gift basket display at a local shop in this News & Observer / Herald-Sun file photo.
A sales associate straightens a Christmas gift basket display at a local shop in this News & Observer / Herald-Sun file photo. The News & Observer / Durham-Herald Sun file photo

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When it comes to holiday shopping, some of us are all about the convenience of ordering online, while others are strictly devoted to supporting local businesses.

This year, though, with supply chain disruptions making it more difficult to get some items on our lists, will you have to change up your shopping strategy?

Take our survey and tell us how you plan to get your shopping done this year.

Brooke Cain
The News & Observer
Brooke Cain is a North Carolina native who has worked at The News & Observer and McClatchy for more than 30 years as a researcher, reporter and media writer. She is the National Service Journalism Editor for McClatchy. 
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