To be fair I may actually have an easier time of this than most due my location & back ground.
I live in Humboldt County California:we're a bunch of greenie fair trade eco-friendly socially concerned tree hugging medical marijuana supporting locals only trend co-op grocery shopping hippies
(joking-well kinda really true to a degree) but I still shop at the local mall, am a lil name brand wh@re, despise patchouli oil, wear deodorant, shave my legs, and love Target.
I formerly had a small local business and was in two locals business alliances in which we learned about why it is so important to the local economy to support local goods and businesses.
I'm going to look into my Canadian goods purchases a lil more though too thanks!
EDit: Oh but I totally buy Pumas and Adidas-Italy labor laws and animal rights aren't much better but they are better as well the craft's manship... but refuse Nike-they endorse Michael Vick and besides Nike pulle dout of Flint MI at a critical point and moved to China...