It may be a couple of weeks before the Christmas shopping season truly sets in, but local retail districts and small businesses are already kicking the holidays into high gear hoping to attract shoppers with a slew of shopping events and promotions. On the first weekend of November many local...

[blockquote quote="My goal is for every women to leave the shop feeling beautiful." source="Amanda Kuhn, Pink Pearl owner" align="right" max_width="300px"]The frustration of customers being treated like numbers, rather than being respected as people, while shopping at large retailers led Amanda Kuhn to launch her own independent women’s clothing shop in...

[blockquote quote="Each year we see more and more communities recognize the important role that small businesses play in their neighborhoods and find creative ways to celebrate them on Small Business Saturday," source="Janey Whiteside, senior vice president and general manager of customer marketing and relationship management for American Express OPEN" align="right"...