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Cloots Auto Body and Repair are experts on all makes and models of cars, including foreign and domestic. We serve Feeding Hills and work with all insurance companies and dealerships. Cloots is known for maintaining long-lasting relationships with each client by their excellent work and service. Customer satisfaction and referrals keep us busy with new and repeat customers.

If your car has been involved in an accident look no further than Cloots Auto Body. Our service provides high-quality, seamless repairs. We can do the job faster than big-name body shops, and at a far less cost than our competitors, which is especially important when you pay out of pocket. With Cloots, you’ll be driving your car again sooner, with more money in your wallet.

Cloots Auto Body vs Large Chains

Going to large chains instead of locally owned businesses that serve Feeding Hills, weakens the local economy. This is because local stores recycle a much larger share of their sales revenue back into the area where you live. Chains siphon most of the dollars spent at their stores out of the community, funneling them back to corporate headquarters or to distant suppliers. Several studies have been done to show the added economic benefit of local stores and shops in the Feeding Hills area.

Contribute to the Feeding Hills Community:

  • Local Payroll—Locally owned businesses spent a larger share of their revenue on local labor (29 vs. 23 percent) because they carried out all management functions on-site, rather than at corporate headquarters.
  • Procurement—Local retailers spent more than twice as much buying goods and services from other local businesses. They banked locally; hired local accountants, attorneys, designers, and other professionals; advertised in local media; and sourced inventory from local firms.
  • Profits—Because we live in the area, a larger portion of the local retailer’s profits stayed within the local economy.
  • Charitable Giving—The local retailers donated more on average to local charities and community organizations than the chains did.

Added dollars circulating in the local economy translate into a larger number and wider variety of available jobs. The implications of the local premium for how cities approach economic development are significant. Not only do big-box stores eliminate more retail jobs than they create, but they reduce local economic activity and job creation in other sectors. Conversely, expanding local businesses generates substantially greater economic benefits.

When Feeding Hills Needs Auto Body Repairs – Contact Cloots!

Contact Cloots Auto Body, locally owned and operated for over 35 years. We serve, Agawam, Feeding Hills, Southwick, Granville, Westfield, West Springfield, Springfield, Chicopee, Holyoke, Wilbraham, Longmeadow, East Longmeadow, Ludlow, Western Mass, Greater Springfield area, Hampden County, Connecticut, Suffield, Enfield, and Granby. Call us today (413) 568-3441.