Consumer Survey | Buy Local Creston

Understanding Our Community's Shopping Habits

A 12-Month Consumer Survey Initiative

Buy Local Creston Valley is launching an innovative year-long consumer survey to gain much needed insights into the shopping patterns and needs of residents across the Creston Valley and Kootenay Lake Region.

This comprehensive monthly survey will track everything from grocery purchases to entertainment spending, creating a detailed picture of our community’s consumer behavior and preferences. By participating, you’re helping to shape the future of our local business community. Each survey response provides valuable data that will be shared with local businesses at no cost, empowering them to make informed decisions about inventory, services, and business development.

Whether it’s identifying gaps in product availability, understanding price sensitivities, or discovering new market opportunities, your input will directly influence how our local businesses evolve to serve you better.

The results of the survey will be provided for free to businesses registered to Buy Local Creston Valley, so there is no barrier to entry for this economy building information.

As a thank you for your participation, each monthly survey completion enters you into a draw for a $1000 Buy Local Creston Valley Gift Card. That’s twelve chances to win while helping strengthen our local economy!

Join us in this important initiative. Together, we can build a more resilient and responsive local business community that better serves everyone in our region.

January Survey

Personal Details

Full Name *

Phone *

Postcode *

Household Size *

Are you a: *

Year-Round Resident

Seasonal Resident

Visitor

Monthly Spending Distribution

Please indicate your shopping distribution for the current month:

What percentage have you shopped locally this month? *

Please enter a number from 1 to 100

What percentage have you shopped online this month? *

Please enter a number from 1 to 100

What percentage have you shopped in-person, but not locally this month (i.e Cranbrook or States) *

Please enter a number from 1 to 100

Total Percentage

0.00

(Note: Total should equal 100%)

Monthly Consumer Spending

Please indicate your spending in each category this month:

Groceries *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Dining Out *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Gas & Transport *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Clothing & Apparel *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Home Goods and Appliances *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Recreation and Entertainment *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Healthcare & Personal Care *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Trade Services (Plumbing, Electrical, etc.) *

Under $200

$200 to $500

$501 to $1000

$1000+

Local Shopping Habits

This Month's Local Shopping

Which products or services did you purchase locally this month? *

What specific products did you buy regularly from local stores? *

Were there any products or services you needed but couldn't find locally? *

General Local Shopping Patterns

What do you shop for most often locally? *

Are there specific items you don’t buy locally because they are more expensive than online? *

What items, products or services do you regularly buy online because they are unavailable locally? *

What services are missing locally? *

What barriers do you have to shopping locally, if any? *

Online Spending

This Month's Online Shopping

Which products or services did you purchase online this month? *

Did you buy any perishable goods online this month? *

General Online Shopping Patterns

What kinds of items, products, or services do you most buy online? *

Do you regularly purchase particular items online instead of locally? *

Would you buy those items locally if they were available? *

Do you regularly buy perishable/non-perishable goods online? *

What is your single most commonly bought item online? *

Non-Local In-Person Shopping

This Month's Non-Local Shopping

Which products or services did you purchase in other towns this month? *

Why did you choose to shop in other towns? *

Select all that apply

0.00

Other *

General Non-Local Shopping Patterns

What products or services do you regularly source in other towns (i.e., Cranbrook)? *

Would you buy these items locally if they were available? *

What is your single most commonly bought item in other towns? *

Shopping Preferences

What are your preferred shopping days? *

Weekdays

Weekends

Both Equally

What are your preferred shopping times? *

Morning (9am-12pm)

Afternoon (12pm-5pm)

Evening (5pm-9pm)

0.00

Other *

0.00

Other *

Feedback and Suggestions

What types of new businesses would you like to see in our area? *

What could local businesses do to better serve your needs? *

How can local businesses better communicate with you about their products/services? *

What would encourage you to shop locally more often? *

Additional comments or suggestions:

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We acknowledge the many Traditional Custodians of this land throughout Canada. We honour their Elders and traditional Knowledge Keepers of past and present.

We respect their deep enduring connection to their lands, waterways, and neighbouring Bands since time immemorial. We cherish the richness of First Nations Peoples’ artistic and cultural expression, their being and history.

Locally, we recognise we are guests located within the Ktunaxa Territory, home of the Yaqan Nu?kiy Band who are the unceded and unsurrendered Traditional Owners on which the land we are privileged to gather, live, learn and work on.

We pay our respect to both past and present, and to our shared future.