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Residents Move Toward Locally-Owned Stores

Marietta, OH - In spite of the lure from big box discount stores that offer cheap prices on merchandise during the holidays, a growing number of people are apparently choosing to buy local."I prefer smaller... more »

Small Toy Stores Stick With the Tried and True

Worcester, MA - Betsy Madson is happy to show customers around her toy store. She will point out the new items and make gift recommendations.Just don't ask her about this season's hottest toys."It's kind of... more »

‘Couple of Nuts Selling Quality Nuts’

Mokelumne Hill, CA - So what kind of person works a straight job all week, spends the weekend operating a small business and then is also active in the booster group for the high school... more »

New Huntington Shop Supports Fair Trade, Orphanage

Huntington, WV - All Laurie Reasons has to do is glance around Lamb's Gate Market in downtown Huntington to see that people do, in fact, care.The shop was established in just one month, all by... more »

‘Cash Mob’ Hits Stores in Cambridge

Cambridge, NY - The concept is simple: organize people through Facebook, Twitter and other social media, and old-fashioned word of mouth, to show up on Main Street at a given time and place and spend... more »

Huntington Museum of Art Gift Shop to be First December Cash Mob Recipient

Huntington, WV - As a way to show the community's appreciation to local businesses, Create Huntington will host a Cash Mob every Saturday in December. The first business to be Cash Mobbed is the Gift... more »

New Gift Shop at UHC Promotes ‘Buy Local’

Bridgeport, WV - Artisan's Crossing is a new gift shop at United Hospital Center. What makes it different from the original one? All the items are designed by local artisans. Some of whom are trying... more »

Winthrop Shop Allows Customers to Customize Gift Giving

Riverview, FL - Among Sherry Wilson's favorite childhood pastimes while growing up in South Africa was making fragrant soaps with her mother, Lynn Braun, in the family's back yard."We were always making something, and making... more »

“Small Business Saturday” Drives Wyoming Sales

Casper, WY - The owner of a downtown gift shop in Casper said her sales were "great" on Small Business Saturday."We were up 25-30 percent over last year," said Lew Windsor, owner of Casper's Messy... more »

Shoppers Hit Small Businesses Saturday

Moses Lake, WA - Two shoppers were looking at ceramic pebbles with inspirational sayings at Art Garden Pottery Saturday afternoon. "I need to get her a 'be calm,'" said one shopper to the other, referring... more »