After Thanksgiving and after Black Friday shopping at national big box chains, shopping malls and online retailers, the focus shifts on Saturday to local, independent businesses and nonprofits for holiday shopping.
Shop Small Saturday got its start as a national promotion in 2010 when American Express featured the importance of small businesses to bring more holiday businesses to independent shops during the Great Recession.
In Hopkinsville and Oak Grove, nearly 40 businesses are participating in Shop Small Saturday with support from the Christian County Chamber of Commerce, the Hopkinsville Small Business Commission and the Downtown Renaissance District…