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Yuba City, CA - Many small business owners in Yuba City and Marysville downtowns were beaming Monday after what they said was a successful Small Business Saturday promotion in both cities."It was fantastic," said Dinah...
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Chestertown, MD - When visitors enter the new Chester River Hospital Auxiliary Gift Shop, located at the new entrance of the University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Chestertown, they feel like they are walking...
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Fort Thomas, OH - Seeing authors regularly visit Blue Marble Books is common by design to give the store a year-round Small Business Saturday-type push.The bookseller brought in six authors to speak with customers, read...
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Ankeny, IA - There’s always something new and fascinating to be found at Tweedle Dee’s in Uptown Ankeny.Owner DeeDee Olson said 80 percent of the store’s items are handmade or repurposed by local artists.“We have...
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Tiverton, RI - Like small-business owners across the country, shopkeepers at historical Tiverton Four Corners were taking advantage of a national promotion in its fourth year that encourages shoppers to support local merchants on Small...
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Berkshires, MA - Despite sluggish traffic on North Street in Pittsfield for much of the day, much of the Berkshires saw a big turnout for Small Business Saturday — a holiday many politicians, storekeepers, local...
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Hillcrest, NY - As she browsed the displays at Phil's Gift Shop in Hillcrest, Chris Longo said holiday shopping at a quiet place like this was preferable to the hectic atmosphere in some larger retailers.She...
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Shelby, NC - People could be seen making their way from store to store in uptown Shelby on Saturday for the annual shopping holiday, Small Business Saturday, which encourages people to shop locally.Linda Parks, owner...
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Alexandria, LA - Like most small businesses, Southern Chic doesn't see a ton of activity on Black Friday.The traditional shopping frenzy, which annually promises money saving deals to ravenous crowds, normally slips by nearly unnoticed...
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Springfield, OR - When Karrie Bork moved her vintage shop, the Frog and Fly, from Springfield’s Main Street into the old DMV building at 1250 N. 18th St., she had her doubts.“The interior was pretty...
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