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Beaver Island businesses promote Small Business Saturday shopping, 2016

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TypeEvent
Date2016-11-26
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2016-11-26
Kind
Shopping event
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
commercecommunitytourismholidays
Within
Beaver Island

Powers Hardware and The Blue Pearl promoted local shopping and refreshments for Small Business Saturday on November 26, 2016. Powers Hardware advertised holiday displays, discounts, and gift-certificate promotions, and previewed a December 10 holiday event benefiting Friends of Beaver Island Animals.

The forum preserves the business announcements, not attendance, sales, or fundraising totals.

Sources

  1. Island Treasures announced its annual November 25 sale with cookies, coffee, prizes, bargains, and Christmas decorations. These business notices document the advertised promotion, not attendance, sales, or economic impact.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011056
  2. Island Treasures repeated the November 25, 11 a.m.–4 p.m. sale announcement, including coffee, cookies, prizes, bargains, and Christmas decorations. This is a business promotion, not a sales or attendance report.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011075
  3. A final reminder advertised $2 sweatshirts, $2 fleece tops, half-price red clothing, cookies, coffee, and prizes from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This establishes last-minute advertised promotions, not completed sales or attendance.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011085
  4. The notices promoted local shopping, refreshments, holiday displays, and Powers Hardware gift-certificate promotions, while previewing a December 10 Christmas event. These are business announcements, not attendance, sales, or economic-impact evidence.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011090
  5. The notice promoted the November 26 shopping day and previewed the December 10 holiday event, including an animal-fund benefit. It establishes the advertised program, not sales or proceeds.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011088
  6. The Blue Pearl announced November 26 hours from 1–3 p.m., sales, and freshly baked goods. This first-party business notice documents participation in the shopping day, not attendance or sales.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011089

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island businesses promote Small Business Saturday shopping, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-small-business-saturday-2016/, accessed [date], citing Treasures, “Black Friday Shopping Event” and “Black Friday at Island Treasures,” Beaver Island Forum, November 12–20, 2016. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).

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