Shop Small Big Success Saturday

Local businesses were alive with action last weekend, proving that big box retail isn’t the only way to go when looking to do a little holiday shopping. Saturday, the push was on Nation wide to shop small and local. Residents hit the Historic Town Square in Dandridge to jump start the shopping season. The shop small movement is powered by the Small Business Administration and is committed to bringing consumer dollars back to Main Street America. The local shops saw a tremendous amount of foot traffic on Saturday and they even found their stores filled on Black Friday, which is traditionally a slow time for small, independent stores as the crowds flock to retail chains in hopes of deep discounts. The Shop Small Movement has found a lot of steam in the last few years as consumers have rediscovered the leisure of shopping at independent stores, closer to home.