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Canton small business holiday shopping weekend to be organized

Posted 9/27/14

CANTON -- The Canton Merchants Association (CMA) will team with the Canton Chamber of Commerce to sponsor a small business holiday shopping weekend from Dec. 5 to 7, the CMA decided at their most …

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Canton small business holiday shopping weekend to be organized

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CANTON -- The Canton Merchants Association (CMA) will team with the Canton Chamber of Commerce to sponsor a small business holiday shopping weekend from Dec. 5 to 7, the CMA decided at their most recent meeting.

Local businesses will be invited to participate, the CMA said.

CMA facilitator Rainbow Crabtree said they are “working to arrange discounted cooperative advertising. We’re aiming to include radio and newspaper coverage, as well as featuring our community-wide event on the American Theater marquee.”

“We know that people tend to hit the big box stores and shopping malls in the days right after Thanksgiving. We chose to hold our Small Business Shopping event the following weekend in the hope that folks will choose to stay close to home and shop locally,” Canton chamber director Sally Hill said.

In other news, the CMA is asking SUNY Canton and St. Lawrence University to send representatives to CMA meetings.

"The CMA feels the ongoing participation of both colleges is crucial to the success of downtown revitalization, just as downtown revitalization will have a positive impact on recruiting students, faculty and staff to both colleges," the group said in a prepared statement.