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Cyber Monday

Friday, November 16, 2012

Celebrate Small Business in Charlestown

What local shop, restaurant or other business can you not live without?

Next week is a busy one for local businesses, with the pre-Thanksgiving rush—people getting new clothes, new haircuts and stocking up on food, wine and other purchases—followed by the official kick-off to the holiday shopping season, Black Friday, and the 21st-century creation, Cyber Monday, when online companies offer special deals to entice the first round of holiday spenders. In between, on Saturday, Nov. 24, is a new holiday launched by American Express: Small Business Saturday aims to draw attention to and celebrate the importance of the small, locally owned businesses in communities around the country—the little guys, or medium-sized guys or even the big guys that started here in Charlestown, chose to stay and contribute in many ways…

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9:33 am on Saturday, November 24, 2012

I didn't know you were there so it's good to toot your own horn! Just checked out your website - Best of luck through the holiday season :)   more ›

Saturday, November 26, 2011

POLL: Where Will You Do Most Of Your Holiday Shopping This Year?

Do you spend the bulk of your holiday gift budget while visiting small businesses, chain stores, or websites?

Thanksgiving isn't just a day of giving thanks, it's also the last day before the holiday shopping season starts with a bang on with early openings and one-day-only deals on Black Friday.  In addition, this year is the second Small Business Saturday, a day, according to the organizers, "dedicated to supporting small businesses on one of the busiest shopping weekends of the year," and this year's Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, is expected to draw an additional ten million shoppers to their screens over last years' total.  Patch wants to know where the chips fall for you.  Are you saving your money for internet sales, or did you complete the bulk of your shopping on November 25th?  Is Small Business Saturday the day you'll be …

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