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How do you do you do your shopping for Christmas gifts?
Every year there is an increased drive to get shoppers into stores. Black Friday now gets an early start on Thanksgiving Thursday, Buy Local campaigns push Small Business Saturday shopping and technology and social media sites encourage Cyber Monday logins. The message is clear - shop early and shop often. So what is your shopping style for the holidays? Did you start shopping on Black Friday or even after Thanksgiving dinner just settle on Thursday? Or will you be supporting the small businesses in your area on Saturday or is the Internet your preferred shopping mall on Cyber Monday? There are, of course, the traditional procrastinators, too. Are you one of those shoppers found at the local drug store just before closing time on Christmas…
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores during Small Business Saturday.
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Buckhead. Last year, 100 million people nationwide participated in Small Business Saturday by shopping at locally owned stores to help boost the economy and their communities. Click here for a list of small businesses in Buckhead as compiled by …
Patch Question of the Week: Do you love these annual shopping day extravaganzas? Or avoid them like the plague?
They've become such a part of the American economic scene their names are instantly recognizable: Black Friday. Cyber Monday. And the more recent addition, Small Business Saturday, which tries to make sure locally-owned businesses don't get forgotten in the holiday shopping frenzy. This year, some of the grand retail plans have come with an extra helping of controversy. Target stores will open their doors to shoppers at 9 pm on Thanksgiving night, prompting several petition drives in protest. The Mall at Stonecrest in Lithonia will be opening, for the first time in its history, at 12:00 am on Friday morning. Lenox Square is also opening at midnight. Northlake Mall will be opening at 4 a.m. Friday and Perimeter Mall will kick off Black …
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Business news in and around Buckhead.
Streets of Buckhead Developer has Plans for Savannah Ben Carter, the original developer of Streets of Buckhead (now Buckhead Atlanta), plans to build an outlet mall on Savannah's outskirts in Pooler. Read more at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Georgian Hills Apartments Redevelopment Underway Kaufman Realty Group LLC and Atlantic Realty Partners Inc., both based in Atlanta, have partnered to redevelop the 40-year-old Georgian Hills apartment complex at 1185 Collier Road. The companies will replace the aging complex with a new 288-unit mid-rise apartment development called The Reserve at Collier Hills, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Starbucks Buys Teavana for $620 Million Starbucks announced Wednesday it is buying Teavana, …
The week's top headlines for November 21-25, 2011.
Small Businesses Are A Big Part Of The U.S. Economy. Six Flags LCS Study Moves To Next Stage. Georgia High Court Rules Against Atlantic Station Condo Owners. APS Demographic Study Meeting At Douglass High School Next Week. Oversight Committee Term Extended. Thousands Enjoy Thanksgiving Morning Run Through Midtown Ice Skating Rink Opens At St. Regis In Buckhead. Patch Asks: What Are You Thankful For? Turkey Talk In Decatur.
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