Small Business Saturday: Participating Businesses In Medfield

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

• Blue Moon Bagel Cafe, 236 Main St.
• Lovell's Flowers & Nursery, 160 Main St.
• Noon Hill Grill, 530 Main St.
• Palumbo Liquors Medfield, 547 Main St.
• Wills Hardware, 75 West St.
• Takara Restaurant, 1 Green St.
• The Griddle Cafe, 18 N. Meadows Rd.
• Larkin Wine & Spirits, 2o North St.
• Bullards Market, 1 Green St. Ste. B
• Kingsbury Club Medfield, 2 Ice Rd.
• Royal Pizza, 483 Main St.
• Go Fresh, 10 North St.
• Sam White & Sons, 16 West Mill St.
• ISam White & Sons, 258 Main St.
• A & D Appliance Center, 501 Rear Main St.
• Medfield Village Cleaners, 8c North Meadows Rd.
• Express Business Center, 258a Main St.
• Salon One, 25 North St.
• Cutlets, 14 North St.
• Phillip Depalma Haircutters, 458 Main St.
• Texture Salon, 14b North Mead Rd.
• Holistic Wellness Center, 18 North Meadows Rd.
• Lueders Environmental, 30 W. Mill St.
• Nicholas Christies Day Spa, 77 North St.
• Fernando Hair Design, 537 Main St.
• Floyd & Glenn Auto & Truck, 98 Adams St.
• China Sky, 24 North St.
• Ghazis Auto Sevice, 10 Park St.
• Burning Wheel Yoga School, 120 N. Meadows Rd.
• Medfield Tire & Battery, 15 Park St.
• Personal Best Karate , 36 Janes Ave.
• Apc Pest & Termite Control, 2 Summer St.
• Randy's Garage, 43 Park St.
• My Gym Of Medfield, 67 West St.
• Yered Trailers, 11 W. Mill St.
• Keegan's Automotive, 27 Brook St.
• Magic Nails, 258 Main St. unit 2
• Just Ervins Barber Salon, 501 Main St.
• The Sweatshop, 120 North Meadows Rd.
• Natural Nails, 34 Park St.
• Tech Advisors, 266 Main St.
• Fitness Together Medfield, 238 Main St.
• Emerson & Church Publishing, 15 Brook St.
• Car Show Auto Detailing, 27 Brook St.
• Town Talk Mediterranean, 26 Park St.
• Fitness Advantage, 99 West St.
• Michel Absi Jeweler, 456 Main St.
• Carl Lueders & Co, 258 Main St. unit 6
• KD Styles Hair Salon, 1 Green St.
• Be Charmed, 70 North St.
• Wilkins Glen Laundry, 1100 Wilkins Glen Rd.
• Christopher Eysie Customer Interiors, 36 Park St.
• Shades On Wheels, 15 Kenney Rd.
• Medfield Wine Shoppe, 258 Main St. unit E
• La Coupe Unique 2, 258 Main St. unit C
• Dorn Publicatons, 5 West Mills St.
• Rehab Marketing, 99 West St.
• Kirsch Liquors, 646 Main St.

Did we miss anyone in Medfield? 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.