Posts Tagged "black friday"

Record Store Day Rocks on Black Friday!

Record Store Day Rocks on Black Friday!

While small businesses and eager shoppers are gearing up for the most anticipated shopping weekend of the year, there’s another group of independent retailers that will be making some noise this weekend, record stores! Record Store Day, created in 2007, is a day dedicated to celebrating the unique culture that surrounds independent music stores and those that support them. With nearly 1,400 independently owned record stores across the nation, and…read more →

25 Nov, 2016
Want to Offer a Black Friday Deal?

Want to Offer a Black Friday Deal?

When small-shop retailer Tabitha Geise decided to participate in Black Friday in 2011, she wasn’t sure whether there would be a payoff.

26 Nov, 2013
Cyber Monday Doesn't Have to be a Grinch

Cyber Monday Doesn't Have to be a Grinch

Business owners: As a profitable alternative to Cyber Monday, offer exclusive or one-of-a-kind or customizable gifts as a firewall to Cyber Monday and other holiday price wars. Gift givers: Even if you don’t think you are especially creative you have more ways to customize gifts or to buy unique one…

26 Nov, 2012
Shop Small on Small Business Saturday

Shop Small on Small Business Saturday

November 24th is the third annual Small Business Saturday, a day dedicated to supporting small businesses nationwide. We are proud to be partnering with American Express once again to help make this event the biggest day of the year for small businesses. This year, over 100 million people will “shop small” on Small Business Saturday.

9 Nov, 2012

On Black Friday, go "local" instead.

Boston.com 11.22.2010 For many Americans, Black Friday has come to epitomize all that’s gone wrong with this season of gift-giving and the long hours we’ll spend in the coming weeks negotiating traffic jams, crowds, and the endless aisles of big-box stores. Read more…

22 Nov, 2010
Independent We Stand
Independent We Stand Independent We Stand