Shoppers are encouraged to buy from local shops and stores across the Metro on this Saturday.
16 WAPT'S KARA PETERSTALKED TO METRO AREARETAILS.ERMANY OF US UTILIZED THEDOORBUSTER SALES ANDMARKED DN OWPRICES FM ROBLACK FRIDAY.
BUT WITHSMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY,SEVERAL OWNERS A REREMINDING US ALL THAT LOCALBUSINESSES HAVE TO OFFERGREEN OAK FLORIST GARDENCENTER HAS HAD A BUSYHOLIDAY SEASON THUS FAR.PROVIDING SEASONALDECORATIONS AND LANDSCAPESERVICES FOR DECADES.MAUR MCKIE, PAST OWNER (SOT1):23-:28 "GREEN OAK GARDENAND FLORIST STARTED IN1960, IN THIS SAME AREARIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
."AND JUST A FEWTREATS TO THE METROSINCE 1980.EMMIE KING, NANDY'S CANDYOWNER (S2)OT:26-:33 "MY MOM WAS IN THEBUSINESS FOR ABOUT 35YEARS.
SHE'S STILL HERE BUTI TOOK OVER THE BUSINESSABOUT 15 YEARS AGO."BOTH SMALL BUSINESSES HAVEWITHSTOOD THE TRIA TLSTCAME WITH COVID- 19, BUT NOWTHEY'RE FACED WITH ANOTHEROBSTACLE.
ADJUSTING TO THEONGOING ISSUE OF SUPPLYCHAINS.EMMIE KING, NANDY'S CANDYOWNER (SOT2)1:29-1:39 "ALL OF US AREPAYING OUR EMPLOYEES ME ORTO HAVE THEM BACK AND WANT TOBUT WE ALSO ARE PANGYIHIGHER PRICES ON OUR COST OFGOODS TO SELL TO OTHERS.AND WHILE THE SUPPLY CHA INPRLEOBM IS FELT ALL AROUND,SMALL BUSINESSES SAY THEREARE GREAT BENEFITS TOSHOPPING LOCALLY.EMMIE KING, NANDY'S CANDYOWNER (SOT2)2:24-2:31 "YOU WANT TO HAVEORIGINAL STORES THAT GIVESERVICE ATTH GIVE QUALY ITTHAT SELL THE GOODS THATMAYBE YOU'RE NOT GOING TOGET EVERYWHERE ELSE."(BUTT SO)2:08-2:15 "YOU'RE ALSOKEEPING PEOPLE EMPLOYED.YOUR TAX DOLLARS THAT AREBEING GARNERED THROUGHSALES TAX STAYS LOCALL" Y.AS MANY PARTICIPATEDN IBLACK FRIDAY AND NOWGEARING UP FOR CYBERMOAYND, KING AND MCK IEENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDERSMALL BUSINESSES, FIRST.2:45-2:50 "WE'RE GONNATAKE CARE OF YOU, WE'RE NOTGOING TO WORRY ABOUT THEMBNUERS OR THE PHONES ORANYTHING LIKE THATBUTT SOTS4:17-4:31 "I THINKE WHONESTLY ALL HAVE A MOMENTWHERE WE WANT TO GO SHOP THEOTHER STUFF BUT MAYBE THK INABOUT ALL THE LITTLE THINGSYOU CAN GET LOCALLY ANTRY DTHAT.
I MEAN TRY TO PUT THATMONEY BACK WHERE Y
Stores big and small are having trouble keeping up with the demand as supply chains are still lagging behind.
A day after 'Black Friday', shopping local was the focus of 'Small Business Saturday'.
