Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 2010, Small Business Saturday has been a popular promotion to get more shoppers into local small businesses. To be sure, ...

Consumers, especially Millennials and Gen Z, are spending more at local businesses, with groceries and dining leading the way ...

I know you’ve seen them — the red dot shop local window decals popping up on business store fronts all over town displaying a message to encourage you to support local businesses. There are many ...

The National Retail Federation expects a busy holiday shopping season, and local officials agree and encourage purchasing gifts in person at community businesses. A record 186.9 million people are ...

As the holiday season approaches, the allure of online shopping grows stronger. After all, who doesn’t love the idea of buying gifts in their pajamas at 2 a.m., all while contributing to Jeff Bezos’ ...

"Independent bookstores offer something rare ... a physical place where conversations with strangers are encouraged,” said one bookstore owner Kimberlee Speakman is a Writer-Reporter on the News team ...