Small Business Saturday, observed the Saturday after Thanksgiving, has encouraged shoppers to support local, independent businesses for more than 15 years.
Launched by American Express, the annual shopping event aims to remind consumers that where they spend their money can make a direct impact on their community. According to American Express, more than 65 million people shopped at small businesses nationwide on Small Business Saturday last year, spending billions of dollars in local communities.
Southside Corpus Christi businesses prepare for Small Business Saturday
Local business owners say one of the biggest advantages of shopping small is finding items customers won’t see everywhere else.
“We’re not going to have 50 of one item,” said Danelle Jamison, owner of Villa Tesoros in Corpus Christi. “We might have two or three of that item, which gives customers exclusivity. When someone compliments what you’re wearing, you can say you got it at a local shop — and chances are it won’t be restocked.”…