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Shops Await Small Business Saturday

By John Gore

Posted: November 24, 2012 at 5 a.m.

Anthony Reyes

The big box stores opened early Friday — or late Thursday. Rogers business owner Sarah Brown took a different approach.

Fast Facts

Small Business Saturday

Shop Small Business Saturday is a national America Express promotion that reminds people to shop small businesses in the community. It was first recognized in 2010 as a counterpart to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, which features big box retail and e-commerce stores.

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