American Express started the locally-focused holiday shopping season kickoff in 2010, and Delaware’s deputy Small Business Administration director John Banks says it’s grown every year.
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“A lot of people came in yesterday, they avoided the big box stores and they came in and they said they were starting their Shop Small Saturday early”, says Bridget Brunner, owner of Bridget’s.
Downtown officials said it was the first year for small businesses in Sylvester to participate in Small Business Saturday.
Another benefit for shopping local, Kaitlin says the money stays right here in the our community.
O’Day credits the success with the select items at any small business compared to the mass production of big box stores. Download the FOX 40 News app for free today.
Local shop owners hope the trend of shopping local continues throughout the year.
Retail stores aren’t the only ones seeing more foot traffic, coffee shops get an influx of shoppers popping in as well.
Angela Harrell helps run Free Birds Boutique where she explains the largest perk of Small Business Saturday.
The nationwide event encourages shoppers to spend money in their own community. And Miller says this special day really does make a difference for small stores.
Abernathy’s in downtown Davenport draws in good business because of what they feel is a strong connection to their customers, something Clark says the bigger stores just don’t have.
According to Forbes, 88 million customers shopped on Small Business Saturday throughout the country previous year totaling more than $14 billion dollars spent at local and independent businesses.
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