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Silver Lake merchants anticipate post-Black Friday shoppers
After the Black Friday shopping madness, small boutiques in Silver Lake were anticipating customers who were less about giant malls and more about supporting local business. Dubbed Small Business Saturday, the shopping event was invented by American...
Tags: Consumers, Barack Obama, Black Friday (shopping), American Express Company, Arlington (Staten Island, New York)
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After Black Friday, local merchants host Small Business Saturday
A day after shoppers surged into malls for Black Friday, local merchants around the country are welcoming them to Small Business Saturday. The shopping day, invented by American Express in 2010, is a nationwide effort to get customers to support...
Tags: Sales, Black Friday (shopping), American Express Company, Business, Walmart
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Main Street recognizes volunteers
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va.Main Street Morgantown highlighted some of last year's accomplishments and award winners Wednesday, at its annual breakfast. The group also inducted members of the new board of directors, including: Tim Ball, Peggy Myers-Smith, Barbara Joseph, Jeff...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Vicodin (drug), Dining and Drinking, Lifestyle and Leisure, Business
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Survey: Businesses prefer regional buy-local campaign
TidewaterBizThe Retail Alliance is moving forward with the development of a buy-local campaign after most of the businesses it surveyed wanted to move forward on the project. Of the 50 businesses surveyed, 74 percent wanted to continue developing a campaign and...Tags: Elections, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Sales, Business, Politics
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Small toy shops expect bright holiday
Just as Tom and Claudia Towles were opening their second Baltimore toy shop four years ago, the recession hit. The owners of aMuse Toys decided to cut back — not on staff or selling space — but on the number of manufacturers whose products...
Tags: LEGO Group, Holidays, Consumers, Sales, Mattel Inc.
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Obama adviser hits South Side shops
Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to President Barack Obama who grew up in Chicago, visited two South Side stores Saturday afternoon as part of a nationwide effort to support small businesses during the holiday shopping season. Jarrett stopped by...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Barack Obama, Hyde Park, Valerie Jarrett, Business
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The joy of reading a true gift
Ana Veciana-SuarezThe other day, President Barack Obama visited a Virginia bookstore to do some Christmas shopping. Accompanied by his daughters and a retinue of Secret Service agents, he bought 15 children's books as gifts for family members. The excursion was...Tags: The Miami Herald, Holidays, Barack Obama, Epiphany, U.S. Secret Service
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Hinsdale merchants still in the market for holiday shoppers
Spotlights searched the evening sky in Hinsdale, possibly looking for that red-suited man who appeared on time and as expected at the village's annual Christmas Walk, an event that kicks off the holiday season. The spotlights, however, weren't going...
Tags: Holidays, Business, Religious Festivals, Small Businesses
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Newly hired Hagerstown official to focus on current, future health of downtown
cj.lovelace@herald-mail.comThe struggles of operating a successful business in downtown Hagerstown are not a new theme. Numerous longtime businesses have left City Center over the past few years, either for greener pastures outside the downtown or because they could not survive....Tags: Business, Economic Policy
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Local shop owners rejoice over 'Small Business Saturday'
As the Black Friday madness wore off, shoppers of a different kind got out to support their small, local businesses Saturday. "Small Business Saturday" has become a tradition nationwide, growing in popularity thanks to the efforts of local businesses, as...Tags: Business, Small Businesses
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Consumer spending? Way too much
Pretzels, tattoos, and gambling can save the U.S. economy. In "By the Numbers: How Americans Spend Their Money," Lucas Reilly reports that in 2011, Americans spent trillions shopping for all sorts of sine qua nons: $550 million on pretzels, $96 billion on...Tags: Government, Consumers, Economic Indicator, National Government, George W. Bush
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The Crowd: Puttin' on the Ritz for Chapman
The classy Christmas at the Ritz holiday luncheon Saturday benefiting Chapman University attracted a sold-out crowd, raising nearly $190,000. The 26th annual celebration is produced by the Women of Chapman support group, this season chaired by the...
Tags: Holidays, Education, Arts and Culture, Entertainment Events, Beau Bridges
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