Small Business Saturday 2019: Support Businesses In Falmouth

FALMOUTH, MA — You may not think about it much, but independently owned boutiques, gift shops, mom-and-pop hardware stores, restaurants and the like in Falmouth are fighting for survival against malls, big box stores and online retailers.

Small Business Saturday, held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, was created to give them a boost and help level the field of competition. This year, the 10th anniversary of the “Shop Small” movement, the all-local shopping event falls on Nov. 30.

Here’s a list of the some businesses that have signed up so far:

• Anejo Mexican Bistro & Tequila Bar, 188 Main St.
• Windfall Market, 77 Scranton Ave.
• Flying Bridge Restaurant, 220 Scranton Ave.
• Maison Villatte, 267 Main St.
• Mahoney's Garden Ctr, 958 Main St.
• Quarterdeck Restaurant, 164 Main St.
• Simply Divine Pizza Co., 271 Main St.
• Liam Maguire's Irish Pub, 273 Main St.
• La Cucina Sul Mare, 237 Main St.
• Boathouse, 88 Scranton Ave.
• Eight Cousins Books, 189 Main St.
• Ben & Bills Chocolate Emporium, 209 Main St.
• New Peking Palace, 452 Main St.
• Maxwell & Co., 200 Main St.
• Leroux Kitchen Falmouth, 208 Main St.
• Slice Of Italy, 890 Main St.
• Celebrations, 210 Main St.
• Soft As A Grape, 251 Main St.
• Ghelfis Candies & Ice Cream, 228 Main St.
• Jacks Restaurant & Bar, 227 Glifford St.
• Touche, 234 Main St.
• Paul's Pizza & Seafood, 14 Benham Road
• Fatface Falmouth Ma 5017, 245 Main St.
• Twigs Of Falmouth, 178 Main St.
• Livin Ez Falmouth, 226 Main St.
• Puritan Cape Cod, 199 Main St.
• Port Cargo, 156 Main St.
• Dj's Famous Wings, 672 Main St.
• Tst* Martha S, 281 Main St.
• Caline For Kids, 149 Main St.
• Bellezza Salon Med Spa, 221 Main St.
• Setting The Space, 233 Main St.
• Harvest Of Falmouth, 261 Main St.
• Bar 3, 824 Main St.
• Cupcake Charlie's, 153 Main St.
• Hubbard Paint, 631 Main St.
• Bean & Cod, 145 Main St.
• Cape Chic Company, 176 Main St.
• Johnson Electric Supply Falmouth, 573 Main St.
• Molly's Tea Room, 227 Main St.
• Golden Swan, 323 Main St.
• Carpet Barn Carpet One Floor & Home, 719 Main St.
• Country Fare Restaurant, 319 Main St.
• Cape Cod Pack and Ship, 850 Main St.
• Doggz & Hoggz, 781 Main St.
• Park Cleaners, 98 Scranton Ave.
• Snow & Jones, 149 Katherine Lee Bates
• Barbo's Wayside Furniture, 333 Main St.
• For Birds Only, 850 Main St.
• Devour, 352 Main St.
• Falmouth Jewelry Shop,225 Main St.
• Vows Floral, 850 Main St.
• Pier 37, 64 Scranton Ave.
• Capeway Cleaners 06, 241 Main St.
• The Keep Salon Llc, 13 Falmouth Heights Rd.
• Falmouth Artist Guild, 137 Gifford St.
• Paul's Precision Automotive Repairs, 464 Main St.
• Trendy Tots, 426 Main St.
• Blast From The Past, 315 Main St.
• Rooted Yoga Cape Cod, 661 Main St.
• The Clam Man, 15 Boxwood Circle
• Ideal Floor Covering, 882 Main St.
• Bangkok Falmouth, 291 Main St.
• Falmouth Art Center, 137 Gifford St.
• Homespun Garden, 174 Main St.
• Pickle Jar, 170 Main St.
• The Gallery On Main, 317 Main St.
• New Wave Printing & Design, 155 Katherine Lee Bates Rd.
• Cranberry Nail Spa, 704 Main St.
• Ten Perfect Nails, 371 Main St.
• Falmouth Spice Merchants, 245 Main St.
• Molinos, 303 Main St.
• Falmouth Convenience Store, 886 Main St.
• Sol Optics Boatshows, 193 Main St.
• North Marine, 53 Falmouth Heights Rd.
• Tanorama Day Spa, 365 Main St.
• Spa Nails, 669 Main St.
• Cesars World Inc, 6 Hamlin Ave.
• Kiwi Signs Marine Graph, 56 Scranton Ave.
• Headlines Salon & Day, 218 Main St.
• Uptown Body, 305 Dillingham Ave.
• Glass Art Studio 2, 360 Main St.
• Johns Shoe Store, 141 Main St.
• Holly L Conroy, 663 Main St.
• Abacus Group, 13 Falmouth Heights Rd.
• Euphoria Salon & Day Spa, 305 Main St.
• Sia Optical, 311 Main St.
• Bluefins Falmouth, 295 Main St.

Did we miss anyone in Falmouth? Tell us in the comments or send an email to jimmy.bentley@patch.com and we’ll add it to the list.

The list of Small Business Saturday participants is growing, so before you head out to shop. “Shop Small” events include not only sales on things you won’t find at the mall or other shopping venues, but also events that bring the community together.

American Express established Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help local businesses reeling from the Great Recession. The U.S. Senate passed a resolution a year later encouraging businesses in all 50 states to participate in what has morphed into a nationwide “shop small” movement.

This year, the stakes are even higher for small businesses. Rising rents and shifting consumer behavior are causing many small business owners to shutter their shops, according to American Express.

A Shop Small Consumer Impact survey from American Express found that 73 percent of people think empty storefronts are a national issue, and 84 percent agree the increase in empty storefronts and the closing of small, independently owned businesses negatively affects their local communities.

“We recognize the hardships faced by small business owners today and want to inspire people to take notice and Shop Small to support their communities on Small Business Saturday and beyond,” Elizabeth Rutledge, chief marketing officer at American Express, said in a news release. “Retail is changing, but local shops are the fabric of our communities, helping them to thrive in the future is part of our brand ethos and backing promise.”

Since 2010, local business supporters have spent $103 billion on Small Business Saturday, according to American Express.

But that’s only part of the story. For every dollar spent at a U.S. small business, approximately 67 cents stays in the local community — and it helps independent shops and restaurants keep their doors open and meet pay their workers, your neighbors.

That amounts to about $67 billion that has stayed in local communities since Small Business Saturday began, according to American Express.

The American Express survey showed that when consumers are aware of the impact of spending their dollars locally, 75 percent said they would be more likely to purchase a product or service from small, independently owned businesses.

Shopping small isn’t just a Thanksgiving weekend retail event, but a year-long movement, according to American Express, which says it is launching a marketing campaign to make consumers more aware of the impact they can have on their communities when they support local businesses.

“We believe in backing small businesses because we know they strengthen the communities where we live and work,” Anna Marrs, president of Global Commercial Services at American Express, said in the news release.