Small Business Saturday in Downtown Delray Beach

THE COMMUNITY. WE ALL KNOW BLACK FRIDAY AND CYBER MONDAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY? IT’S A TIME TO SHOP LOCALLY FOR YOUR HOLIDAY GIFTS AND SUPPORT BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY. JOINING ME THIS MORNING IS SUZANNE BOYD WITH DELRAY BEACH DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND ALBERT REAGAN, THE OWNER OF RIDGE WAGONS BIKE AND SPORT. WELCOME TO BOTH OF YOU. THANK YOU. NICE TO SEE YOU. TALK TO ME ABOUT WHAT SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS ALL ABOUT IN DELRAY BEACH. SO SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IS REALLY ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR SMALL, INDEPENDENTLY OWNED BUSINESSES IN DOWNTOWN DELRAY. 95% OF OUR RETAIL SHOPS ARE INDEPENDENTLY OWNED, LIKE RIDGE WAGONS BIKE SHOP THAT’S BEEN THERE FOR 65 YEARS. SO IT’S REALLY ABOUT CELEBRATING THOSE THOSE BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO SHOP SMALL TO REALLY SUPPORT THE LOCAL BUSINESSES, OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. AND ALBERT, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU AS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER? IT MEANS EVERYTHING. WE WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF SMALL BUSINESSES. WE’RE NOT BIG BOX STORES, SMALL SHOPS, SMALL. SATURDAY IS A IS AN AMAZING EVENT THAT REALLY BRINGS IN CUSTOMERS TO OUR STORE. AND WE LOVE IT. WE WE’VE BEEN DOING IT FOR MANY YEARS AND IS THERE ANYTHING NEW GOING ON THIS YEAR WITH SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY? YEAH, WE’RE REALLY EXCITED. WE’RE WE’RE LAUNCHING A MOBILE PASS. IT’S THE FIRST YEAR WE’VE DONE THIS. WE DID IT FOR OUR RESTAURANT MONTH AND OUR SUMMER CAMPAIGN. IT’S BASICALLY A REWARDS PASS. PEOPLE GO TO THESE PARTICIPATING RETAIL SHOPS. THERE’S ABOUT 30 OF THEM ON THE PASS THIS YEAR, AND THEY CHECK IN ON THE PASS. THEY EARN POINTS AND THEN THEY CAN REDEEM THOSE POINTS FOR GIFT CARDS. SO IT’S REALLY LIKE A REWARD SYSTEM TO SHOP SMALL IN DOWNTOWN DELRAY. AND IT’S REALLY EASY. YOU CAN SIGN UP ON OUR WEBSITE AT DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH DOT COM. AND ALBERT, I WOULD THINK THAT FOR OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA TOO, YOU KNOW, IF IT’S NOT A PLACE WHERE MAYBE PEOPLE CAN SHOP, BUT MAYBE THEY CAN DINE ART GALLERIES, THINGS LIKE THAT, IT ALSO IS HELPFUL FOR THEM. THEY’RE COMING TO SHOP AT YOUR PLACE AND THEN ALSO TAKING PART IN OTHER THINGS IN THE AREA. ABSOLUTELY. DELRAY HAS EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER WANT. IT’S LIKE THE OUTDOOR MALL OF FLORIDA. WE DEFINITELY HAVE IT ALL WITHIN A SQUARE MILE. OKAY, SO GIVE US THE DETAILS THEN. IT’S HAPPENING THIS SATURDAY. SO IT’S THIS SATURDAY AFTER AFTER THANKSGIVING. IT IS ALL DAY LONG. JUST COME AND SHOP SMALL. YOU CAN GET THE PASS ON YOUR MOBILE PHONE AND THEN CHECK IN AT THE DIFFERENT STORES. AND, YOU KNOW, CELEBRATE BUSINESSES LIKE ALBERT. AND YOU KNOW, ALBERT HAS BEEN IN DOWNTOWN DELRAY FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. HE SAT ON BUSINESSES. HE’S AT THE CITY COMMISSION MEETING. HE’S REINVESTING BACK INTO OUR DOWNTOWN. AND THAT’S REALLY WHY YOU SHOULD SHOP SMALL. AND I BET YOU PEOPLE WILL ARE GOING TO FIND GIFTS, TOO, FOR THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE JUST UNIQUE AND DIFFERENT. NOTHING THAT YOU WOULD REALLY FIND ONLINE, RIGHT? RIGHT. YOU’RE NOT YOU’RE NOT SHOPPING AT AMAZON. YEAH. ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU BOTH. THE BEST OF LUCK ON SATURDAY WITH THE WITH THE SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY DAY. AND IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN HEAD TO OUR WEBSITE WPBF.COM OR DOWNLOAD OUR FREE WPBF 25 NEW