Small Business Saturday 2019: Participating Moorestown Businesses

MOORESTOWN, NJ — You may not think about it much, but independently owned boutiques, gift shops, mom-and-pop hardware stores, restaurants and the like in Moorestown 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. In Moorestown, here’s a list of businesses that will be participating:

• Passariello’s Pizzeria and Italian Market, 13 West Main Street;
• New Akira Restaurant, 45 East Main Street;
• True Value Hardware, 300 Mill Street;
• Maurizio’s Pizzeria, 33 East Main Street;
• Carollo’s Little Italy, 77 Main Street;
• Carl’s Shoes, 27 West Main Street;
• LaVita’s Pizzeria, 121 West Main Street;
• Oriental Pearl Restaurant, 133 West Main Street;
• Pie Lady Cafe, 9 East Main Street, Suite 1;
• The Field House Sports AC, 605 Glen Avenue;
• Happy Feet Nails and Spa, 13 East Main Street;
• Ralph’s Market, 137 West Main Street;
• Happy Hippo Toys, 135 West Main Street;
• Heritage Business Systems, 1263 Glen Avenue;
• Soffiato, 11 East Main Street;
• Forrest Cleaners, 221 Chester Avenue;
• Romano’s Auto Repair, 225 Chester Avenue;
• Luna Y Sol Mexican Restaurant, 61 East Main Street;
• La Di Da, 17 East Main Street;
• Studio Ten, 217 Chester Avenue;
• Ra Wireless, 212 Route 38 West;
• 21st Century Cabinetry Company, 540 Glen Avenue;
• Allen’s Boarding Kennel, 116 A Borton Landing Drive;
• Health Haven, 69 East Main Street;
• Chuck Hughes Financial, 728 Lippincott Avenue;
• Jack Jolly and Son, 513 Pleasant Valley Avenue;
• Signature Designs, 5 West Main Street;
• Caryn and Company Salon and Spa, 131 East Main Street;
• Salon at Marc Stephens, 186 Perry Avenue;
• Navy Blue Home and Gifts, 3 East Main Street;
• Ar Workshop, 41 East Main Street;
• Omni Med, 800 Glen Avenue;
• Andek, 850 Glen Avenue;
• La Vie Hair and Nails Salon, 79 East Main Street;
• Onguard Fence Systems, 355 New Albany Road;
• Coffee Corner, 301 Harper Drive;
• Heirloom Woven Labels, 205 Bridgeboro Road;
• Quaker Chroma Imaging, 1263 Glen Avenue;
• The Stud Welding Company, 750 Glen Avenue;
• Strive Swim Science Centre, 504 Glen Avenue;
• Tao Vitali Qi Therapy, 57 East Main Street;
• Supply One, 111 Whittendale Drive;
• Albert Ellis Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, 124 Mill Street;
• National Karate Institute, 9 West Main Street;
• Neil’s Main Street Barber Shop, 66 East Main Street;
• Chemique, 315 North Washington Avenue;
• Moorestown Tailors, 101 East Main Street;
• Sunnybrook Club, 799 Devon Road;
• Moorestown Field Club, 629 Chester Avenue;
• Gold Gerstein Group, 505 Pleasant Valley Avenue;
• Cathy’s Carryout Cuisine, 15 East Main Street;
• Yoga Path Studio, 7 East Main Street;
• Benjamin L. Dash Legal Services, 39 East Main Street;
• All Jersey Driving School, 250 West Main Street;
• Baum Automotive, 201 Route 38 West;
• Hamanirian Law Firm, 40 East Main Street;
• CJ’s Salsa and Dips, 722 North Church Street;
• Comengo Law Group, 521 Pleasant Valley Avenue;
• Abandoned Luncheonette, 235 Mill Street;
• Mill Street Tire, 300 North Church Street;
• Regal Wine Imports, 330 Chestnut Street;
• Moorestown Foreign Cars, 319 North Washington Avenue;
• Posternock Apell PC, 400 North Church Street;
• Law Offices of Christopher Bax, 212 Route 38 West;
• Taenzer Ettenson Stockton Aber Legal Services, 123 North Church Street;
• Nasevich Law, 212 Route 38 West;
• Cavalieri’s Service Center, 700 East Main Street;
• Amazing Flooring, 11 West Second Street;
• Moorestown Crossfit, 111 West Second Street;
• Showcase Graphics, 33 East Main Street;
• Game 7 Fitness, 115 West Main Street;
• McNeely, McGuigan and Esmi Legal Services, 8 Main Street;
• Raymond, Coleman and Heinold Legal Services, 325 New Albany Road;
• Verizon Wholesaler, 212 Route 38 West;
• Karen Amacker Legal Services, 1221 North Church Street;
• Pimp and Play Barber Shop, 133 East Main Street; and
• Milano Foods, 1253 Glen Avenue.

Did we miss anyone? Tell us in the comments or send an email to Anthony.Bellano@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.