Residents Urged To "Shop Small" To Support Downtown Merchants

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The Cartersville Downtown Development Authority invites residents to get their holiday shopping started in historic downtown to help kick off the November First Friday shopping event.

Set for Nov. 6, Giving Thanks will launch the holiday punch card campaign and run through the December First Friday event. Punch cards will be available at various downtown businesses. For every $100 a shopper spends at a downtown merchant during this time, their name will be entered into a drawing for a gift basket containing donations from several downtown businesses.

Many shops will be open until 8 p.m. or later, offering a chance for residents to stop by after work or school to knock out some -- or all -- of their holiday shopping.

“Small businesses are the backbone of what makes Cartersville unique,” said DDA Special Events Coordinator Hollie Duncan. “We encourage visitors and local shoppers alike to shop small during the holidays showing thanks to our local small businesses, and year round, because when you shop locally and support small businesses, that money re-circulates here. It doesn’t go out of state, and it doesn’t go overseas. It goes back into our community and supports local jobs and our local economy.”

For towns like Cartersville, small businesses continue to grow, and retail shops continue to be one of the driving forces of their economies. In the historic district of downtown Cartersville there are more than 60 antique, boutique, restaurants and specialty shops offering unique gifts, delightful meals and charming décor.

For additional information on the initiative, visit www.downtowncartersville.org or call 770-607-3480.

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