The Shorewood Insider
'Shop Small' Goes Big in Shorewood
Shorewood retailers, restaurants and pubs reported steady traffic and more during Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, 2012
Patch tracked down busy entrepreneurs on Monday to find out how Small Business Saturday went in Shorewood, and the response was a unanimous “Great!” followed by a Monday-errand-running, “I have to do a million things today!” Shorewood staples such as the Garden Room, Anaba Tea Room, Shop, Goldi’s, Harry’s, Oakcrest, William Ho’s, Harley’s had steady traffic over the weekend. According to Doug McDonald, the general manager at the Garden Room and Anaba Tea Room, traffic was up compared to last year. “We reserve our big holiday sale for the Shorewood BID Stop, Shop and Restore! holiday event on Dec. 8. That being said ... our Friday to Sunday sales this year increased 18% over last year for both stores. This is the first year we promoted a ‘…
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Jenny Heyden
9:42 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The Waxwing received the “Best New Retailer” award from Shepherd Express just days before the big weekend, and saw steady traffic as well at the store and at the booth at Art vs. Craft downtown. more ›