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Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Alexandria. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. You can also “like” Small Business Saturday on Facebook by visiting…
12:24 pm on Friday, November 23, 2012
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Patch Question of the Week: Do you love these annual shopping day extravaganzas? Or avoid them like the plague?
They've become such a part of the American economic scene their names are instantly recognizable: Black Friday. Cyber Monday. And the more recent addition, Small Business Saturday, which tries to make sure locally-owned businesses don't get forgotten in the holiday shopping frenzy. This year, some of the grand retail plans have come with an extra helping of controversy. Target stores will open their doors to shoppers at 9 pm on Thanksgiving night, prompting several petition drives in protest. The Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia will be opening, for the first time in its history, at 12:00 am on Friday morning. Lenox Square is also opening at midnight. Northlake Mall will be opening at 4 a.m. Friday and Perimeter Mall will kick off Black …
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8:04 am on Sunday, November 25, 2012
Thanks KimW. Here's a superidea for a great tasting gift that is made right here in Atlanta, and supports a great cause as well. Zara May's Handcrafted Fudge supports many High School Bands, Greyhound Rescues, and Horse Rescues by donating 25% of our sales to their causes. You can help by visiting this link http://www.zaramay.com/chooseacause/ , choosing a cause, and ordering a gift of fudgy … more ›
With Small Business Saturday coming this weekend, you can help drive feet — and wallets — to your favorite independent business.
You might be the type who finds sleeping on a sidewalk for the best Black Friday deals exciting. Or perhaps you've already started working out your mouse-clicking finger for Cyber Monday. But if neither scenario appeals to you, there is an alternative — Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday, conceived by American Express to help spotlight the efforts of local small businesses, comes at the beginning of the big holiday shopping sprint — this Saturday — and encourages shoppers not to bypass Main Street for the mega-mall. Stone Mountain-Redan Patch would love to hear which small businesses you can't live without. Tell us in the comments which independently owned business is a must for shoppers this Saturday and why. Your shout-out …
1:14 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012
Try Wilkes Meat Market if you're tired of grocery store meat and chicken that tastes like cardboard. Always fresh and flavorful and reasonably priced! more ›
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3:37 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
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