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Small Business Saturday
It’s bad enough that we’d already endured weeks of Christmas commercials before Thanksgiving Day, but this year’s ridiculous idea of having stores open on Thursday really bugged me. I heard a few shoppers on the news today saying that...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Xbox, Small Businesses, Holidays
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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: Economic Policy, Washington, DC, Business
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MAWG supports `Shop and Buy Local'
The Meyersdale Area Watch Group (MAWG) commends this community for its active participation on Nov. 23-24 in “Small Business Saturday,” an event organized by the Meyersdale Area Merchants Association. This event coincided with the American...Tags: Technology, Science and Technology, Sales, American Express Company, Business
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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: Black Friday (shopping), Toys "R" Us, Inc., Barbie (fictional character), Walmart, Fells Point
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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: Hyde Park, Kenwood, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Barack Obama, 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: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Epiphany, U.S. Secret Service, Barack Obama, Holidays
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Black Friday, Cyber Monday…How about GivingTuesday?
The Religion WorldJon Ostendorff with USA Today writes about charities trying to create a new holiday tradition: #GivingTuesday: ASHEVILLE, N.C. (RNS) In the days following Thanksgiving, there's already Black Friday and Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday to kick off... -
Our View: Go local on Small Business Saturday
Like it or not, Black Friday has become synonymous with Thanksgiving, but what began as the big pre-Christmas push at national chain stores stocked with deeply discounted big-ticket items has seeped over into the Thanksgiving holiday itself. Some chain...Tags: Black Friday (shopping), American Express Company, Business, Small Businesses, Holidays
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Small Business Saturday good exposure for local businesses
Staff WriterWith Black Friday having started the holiday shopping season, small businesses nationwide are now hoping residents will take to local stores today for Small Business Saturday. Started in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday marks the third...Tags: American Express Company, Business, Small Businesses, Holidays
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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: Finance, Economic Indicator, Cyber Monday, George W. Bush, Credit and Debt
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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: Arts, Richard Dreyfuss, Education, Colleges and Universities, Cyber Monday
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