The Village of Homewood announced the successful completion of its first-ever Unwrap Homewood holiday shopping promotion, an initiative designed to encourage residents and visitors to shop locally and support downtown and Southgate businesses during the holiday season. The promotion exceeded expectations, with 71 customers participating and spending a total of[Read More…]
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Flossmoor trustee introduces new prize for local business sticker cards to promote patronage
Flossmoor Trustee Gary Daggett announced at the Aug. 4 board meeting a new incentive of a boat excursion to encourage shoppers to participate in the downtown business sticker card program. The Support Our Shops program was started by the village late last week to help bring shoppers downtown during the construction phase[Read More…]
Homewood public art project to promote shopping by bike
Small Business Saturday more important than ever this year
Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, gets more attention in the media as a peak shopping day, but the day after — Small Business Saturday — might be a more important day, according to local businesspeople. The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal on small businesses that often don’t have the[Read More…]
Shop local Nov. 26 in Homewood, Flossmoor
Businesses in both Homewood and Flossmoor will welcome shoppers Nov. 26 for national Small Business Saturday, thanks in part to the newly revived Flossmoor Business Association (FBA). Sponsored nationally by American Express since 2010, the day is designed to encourage holiday shoppers to patronize small, local business establishments. Nestled between[Read More…]
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