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The Lokal Standard

Setting the 'new normal' for shopping local

Kyml (trademark pending) is a symbol designed for people that want to shop local and those wanting to know that their investment has a direct impact on the local community.

The #supportlocal movement isn’t new but it is building and growing everyday. We are simply providing a new way to think about, find and support local business.

Helping people and businesses to understand key elements of circular economics through the transparency of the local return of investment.

Why this is important to you

Putting the spotlight on local

Essentially our directory will highlight businesses that invest proportionally more in their local economies and community by identifying where proceeds transfer after purchase through our unique application process.

Just because a business is physically located in an area, doesn’t always mean that the money spent there is being put back into the community. Ownership, operations, supplies and services are all ways in which a business can truly show that they are locally focused.

That is what we want to help the savvy consumer find more easily by doing the research for them.

Our directory and operations will help shoppers find practical and convenient ways to increase the impact of their daily purchases and most importantly, to know whether the money they invest is likely to stay within the community that they are living or shopping in.

The Lokal Return of Investment (LRoI)

Keeping it local

This is the proportion of profit or expenses central to the business operations that returns to the local economy at the first point of transaction following the purchase or sale of an item or service.

In short, the LRoI identifies how much of your purchase investment returns to the local economy. Simply transparency.