ChooseCBR was a business stimulus program, designed to stimulate local spending, with aims of attracting new customers to businesses and to get them spending more.
Part of the ACT Government's economic response to the pandemic is to raise awareness of the benefits of buying local. By supporting one local business, your money goes back into the community, stimulating homegrown businesses, boosting our economy and supporting local jobs.
We want Canberrans to choose local, to eat local, to shop local and to style local. As we now know, Canberrans came out in force last week when ChooseCBR was relaunched.
Almost 800 local businesses benefitted from the program.
Registered customers had access to three vouchers each day to spend in different local businesses: $10 when they spent $20 or more; $20 when they spent $40 or more; and $50 when they spent $100 or more. More than 30,000 registered customers redeemed at least one voucher, with around 59,000 vouchers redeemed. The average voucher redemption was $34.
These numbers show extraordinary demand from consumers—and are testament to the enthusiasm of local businesses who embraced the scheme, marketed it, and encouraged old and new customers to come in and spend—and to spend more.
To continue our support for local businesses that support our city, the ACT Government will be creating an online small business directory.
The following is a list of the Top 100 businesses where the most ChooseCBR vouchers were redeemed. Daily Market City & Gungahlin redeemed the most vouchers, which was 3.3% of all voucher redemptions.
- Daily Market City & Gungahlin
- Hualong Supermarket
- Chemist Warehouse Belconnen Markets
- Deji Asian Supermarket
- Oriental Groceries
- Panda Fresh Mart
- Mega Convenience Store
- Mani Asian Supermarket
- Wukong Hotpot & Super Emoji
- Bestore Asian Supermarket
- Sai Gon Asian Grocery
- Fresco Seafood
- Sycamore Medi Spa
- Ebest Canberra
- Asian Supa Grocery
- Easi Mart Kingston
- Z Cosme Store
- Yum Cha CBD
- Vina Groceries
- Ginger and Spice
- Chilada & VR Canberra
- Emart Asian Supermarket
- Desi Bazzar
- Tak Kee Roast Inn
- The Food Forum
- Oscar's Bakery Cafe
- Yesmart
- Gungahlin & Jamison Plaza Travel Associates
- Raku Dining
- Lost River Produce
- Gungahlin Lakes Golf Pro Shop
- Pandora Belconnen and Pandora Canberra Centre
- MK Butcher
- Weston Asian Grocery
- Nikki Cosmo
- Toyworld Fyshwick & Toyworld Belconnen
- Super Emoji Citywalk
- Dymocks Canberra
- Cool Buy
- Jimmy's Place
- Hing Shing Butcher
- 606 Asian Supermarket
- ACT Fruit Veg and Butcher
- National Zoo & Aquarium
- The Golden Drum
- Deakin IGA
- Ai Buy Market
- UC Supermarket
- Dendy Cinemas Canberra Centre
- Rashays Belconnen
- The Scholar Chinese Seafood Restaurant
- Bellchambers Music School
- Little Sprout
- Chinese Inn Restaurant
- Rusden Europro Automotive
- Dymocks Belconnen
- Tasty Fish Market
- Mont Adventure Equipment
- Guzman y Gomez Canberra Centre, Belconnen & Gunghalin
- Here Collective
- Impact Comics
- Capital Chemist Dickson
- Continental Grocery & Halal Meat
- Bidgee Golf Shop
- Super Emoji Gungahlin
- TG-ONE Groceries Coffee
- Ziggys Fresh Belconnen
- PappaRich Canberra
- Asian Provisions
- IGA Drakeford
- Fortune Box
- Tackle World Canberra
- Bread & Butter Café
- POP Canberra
- Kippax Asian Grocer
- Across The Board Cake Decorating Pty Ltd
- Pandora Tuggeranong
- O2 Hair
- Chic Gourmet
- Tasting China
- Smart Dollar Tuggeranong
- Star Buffet
- Let's Be Natural
- Pharmacy Select Gungahlin
- Latorta
- Landspeed Records
- Canberra City Gymnastics Club
- Daily Market Kambri
- Discount Grocery Store Phillip
- Sichuan Chinese Restaurant
- Pedal Power ACT
- artKids Canberra
- Crafty Frog
- Bellelis
- Limelight Cinemas
- Capital Chemist Lyneham
- Rashays Tuggeranong
- Akikambara
- Belconnen Chicken
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