Online shoppers, here鈥檚 how you may be shifting city finances in Whatcom County
Overall retail sales have been climbing, but as a percentage, Blaine and other areas have been climbing faster. That could mean that some shoppers outside of Bellingham are redirecting a trip to the mall or other brick-and-mortar stores to an online source, said James McCafferty, director at Western Washington University鈥檚 .