Local deliveries have become a challenge for us; most of what we do, even in the greater Chicago area is shipped via UPS. Our local courier charges upwards of $50 to deliver downtown and that is just not sustainable. Folks also don’t realize how big the Chicago area is; conservatively it is 100 miles top to bottom, 40 miles side to side. So MOST of my business is either being delivered in the Chicago area or is from folks in the Chicago area, but I get easily 50% of my business off the internet, excepting my few very large holiday clients who I have through networking.
