Small Business Saturday 2019: Support Businesses In Foxborough

FOXBOROUGH, MA — You may not think about it much, but independently owned boutiques, gift shops, mom-and-pop hardware stores, restaurants and the like in Foxborough 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:

• Galeton, 100 Foxvorough Blv. 240
• Saga Hibachi Steakhouse, 295 Patriot Place
• Union Straw, 8 Mechanic St.
• Mai Pearl, 121 Main St.
• Asian Ginger, 70 Central St.
• Gunther Tooties, 42 Central St.
• The Commons Neighborhood Eatery, 20 Central St.
• Foxboro Wine & Spirits, 14 South St.
• Lafayette House, 109 Washington St.
• Patrick Lyons Greenhouses, 303 Central St.
• Sports Center Grill, 10 E. Belcher Rd.
• South Street Pizzeria, 16 South St.
• Omega Pizza, 128 Main St.
• Ferestien Feed & Farm Supply, 360 Central St.
• Reliable Dry Cleaners, 121 Main St.
• Pizza Time, 121 Main St.
• Foxboro House Of Pizza, 29 Bird St.
• Shoreview Dist, 69 Elm St.
• Cindis Diamond & Jewelry, 40 Central St.
• Mirror Boutique, 121 Main St.
• Foxborough Country Club, 33 Walnut St.
• Tree Tech, 6 Spring Brook Rd.
• Xpress Mini Mart, 126 Main St.
• Hobby Quarters, 30 Commercial St.
• Lakeview Pavillion, 40 Lakeview Rd.
• Ajt Supplies, 67 Neponset Ave.
• Snow Supply, 111 Main St.
• American Window Film, 71 Elm St.
• Differrentals, 97 Chestnut St.
• Tanorama, 121 Main St.
• Firefly Yoga Foxboro, 121 Main St.
• Foxfield Auto Service, 100 Central St.
• Community Cycle, 124 Washington St.
• Neponset Controls, 71 Elm St.
• Fusion 5 Sports Bar, 105 Washington St.
• Hs Brands International, 220 Foxborough Blvd.
• Rally Point Inn & Pub, 9 Mechanic St.
• All Natural Distributors, 56 Leonard St.
• Todson, 4 Cocasset St.
• Winslow's Auto Clinic, 65 Leonard St.
• East Coast Amusements, 56 Leonard St.
• Hunakai Studio, 263 Central St.
• The Sentry Company, 62 Main St.
• Tbr Marble & Granite, 9 Spring Brook Rd.
• The Pilates Practice, 17 Bird St.
• Nails Society & Spa, 10 Central St.
• Foxborough Automotive, 10 Main St.
• Cheerfactor High Performance, 6 E. Belcher Rd/
• SS Kings Management, 10 E Belcher Rd.
• Dm Storrs Chimney, 263 Central St.
• Foxboro Cheese Co, 70 North St.
• Hairs Maria, 17 Cocasset St.
• Lindsey Whitehouse, 11 Bird St.
• Cooks Towing & Transport, 24 E. Belcher Rd.
• Danielle Maynard Beauty, 17 Cocasset St.
• Haven Hair Studio, 17 Cocasset St.
• Foxboro Appliance Center, 22 School St.
• Tracey Lincoln, 94 Central St.
• Hops & Grapes Variety, 30 Commerical St.
• Iconics, 100 Foxborough Blvd.
• Shear Bliss, 11 Bird St.
• Hair By Holly Couturier, 17 Cocasset St.
• Heidi Ares, 11 Bird St.
• Hair Studio Plus, 44 Central St.
• Super Sassy Salon, 44 Central St.
• 9219 Pt Services, 30 Commercial St.
• LJC Studio, 17 Cocasset St.
• Foxy Nail Salon, 121 Main St.
• Zipit Usa, 8 Sprink Brook Rd.
• Rea Craft Press, 10 Wall St.
• R. Morsehead Excavating, 98 Central St.
• The Broke Girl Beauty Company, 96 Main St.
• Click Landscape, 259 Central St.
• Kalyn Medeiros, 11 Bird St.
• Eric Allen Salon, 38 Central St.
• Hair By Kristen Walsh, 44 Central St.
• Lindsay Sullivan Skincare, 44 Central St.
• Trivision Productions, 71 Elm St.
• Serenity Centre For Massage Bodywork, 94 Central St.
• Kate's Beauty Room, 48 Main St.
• Xtremecraze, 30 Commerical St.
• Hawk Marketing Group, 153 Main St.
• Marks Auto Upholstering, 230 Main St.
• Foxboro Learning, 121 Main St #301
• Personal Best Of Foxboro, 36 Commercial St.
• Beauty By Lauren, 10 Fisher St. Apt. 1101
• Mom's Eaglerider Foxboro, 108 Washington St.
• Foxboro Pilates & Myofascial Release., 13 Spruce St.
• Fab FInd, 34 School St.

Did we miss anyone in Foxborough? 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.