(KNSI) – Shop Small Saturday is this weekend, timed every year to fit in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which are two of the largest retail days on the calendar.
Saturday is for local businesses, like those found in St. Cloud clustered around West St. Germain Street. Director of Downtown Planning and Development Tyler Bevier says there is a promotion planned for shoppers on the 26th.
“From 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., if you come downtown you can get a postcard, like a punch card, of participating businesses. And if you spend $200 downtown at any of the stores that are participating, or restaurants, then you can be entered to win a gift basket.”
Shop Small Saturday was started by American Express in 2010 to help Main Street mom-and-pop shops in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic have also taken a toll on communities.
Economic restrictions put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic led to hundreds of thousands of bars, restaurants, and small businesses closing forever across America, according to the Federal Reserve. Almost 60 million Americans work at a small business.
The new downtown alliance will host Thursday night markets and a cocoa crawl in December as well.
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