Nov 2, 2013
Sherman Says: Small Business Saturday Should Be a Weekly RoutineBy Dave ShermanTheSunNews.net

Hamburg, NY – The retail marketplace has evolved a great deal in the last decade, with more and more consumers’ opting to place orders online or direct all of their dollars to big box stores, in the name of one-stop shopping.

During the last three years, there has been a growing movement to recognize smaller retail operations, during Small Business Saturday. It is always held on the Saturday following Thanksgiving; this year’s observance will take place on Nov. 30.

The date is determined to intentionally collide with Black Friday on the previous day. The insensitive urge to open stores on Thanksgiving evening gets worse each year, as retailing giants seem to think that most of us cannot resist the urge to shop before the day comes to a close.

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