Small Business Saturday 2019 In Verona And Cedar Grove

VERONA/CEDAR GROVE, NJ —You may not think about it much, but independently owned boutiques, gift shops, mom-and-pop hardware stores, restaurants and the like in Verona and Cedar Grove 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 Verona, here's a list of the businesses that have signed up so far:

• JT's Barber Shop
• Quality Car Wash
• Ariane Kitchen & Bar
• Verona Inn
• Verona Wine Cellar
• Frank Anthony's
• Aroy-D The Thai Elephant
• Verona Diner
• Evergreen Sushi
• Eight Hills Caterers
• Dining Partnership Group
• Miele's Restaurant
• Salugo Bistro
• Famous Ray's Pizza
• Krauszer's Food & Liquor
• The Pizza Terminal & Restaurant
• Learning Express Toys
• Bloom
• Bagelwich Bagel Bakery
• Grimaldis Verona
• Empanada Lady Cafe
• American Xpress Cleaners
• The Guac Spot
• Hillcrest Farms
• Brookdale Cleaners
• Bellagente Restaurant
• Dante Zelier Tuxedo
• Dolce Marie
• The Bagel House Three
• NY Bagel II
• Anthony Roberts Salon
• Verona Chinese Kitchen
• Verona Animal Hospital
• Pamper Your Pet Of Vernon
• Borinos Pizzeria
• Krauszer's Food Store
• Hard Bodyz Fitness
• Pompton Spa
• Avenue Bistro Pub
• Marsh Hospital For Animals
• Say I Do Bridal Boutique
• Twin Methods Cleaners & Tailors
• Four Paws Stay And Play
• Gabelli Studio
• Verona Carpet Shop
• All Breed Cat & Dog Grooming
• Berman Home Systems
• MKL Reeds
• Solutions Architecture
• Salon Jofi LLC
• Bunky's Auto Service
• Mountain Auto Body
• Bella Salon & Spa
• Cos Billing
• Eutopia Beauty Studio
• Cirasella's Fine Jewelry
• Kids Hair Salon
• Hawthrone Wireless
• Investigative Solutions
• Verona Alumninum Products
• Always Remember When
• Quaker Hill Farms
• Roy W. Brewslow
• Mike's Ice Cream
• Y&L Health Care
• Garthwaite Pumbling & Heating
• Henry's Fine Food
• Tiara Nails
• 4 U Nail & Spa
• Verona Auto Repairs
• Montclair Rejuvenation Center
• Parkview Furniture & Appliance
• Petronaci Pools
• Francine M. Aster, Esq.
• Heavy Iron Services
• No Limit Auto
• Sneaky Pete Group
• The Muse Marketing Group
• Paintings With Passion
• AFG Framing & Design

In Cedar Grove, here are the businesses participating:

• David's Cookies
• Party Fair
• Lombardi's Bar & Restaurant
• Cedar Grove Wine Cellar
• Noble Gift Packaging
• Grasshopper
• Del Monico
• Esposito Pizza & Deli
• Cedar Grove Liquor
• Kyoto Sushi III
• Giuseppe's Pizza & Restaurant
• Sonny's Yogurt
• Cedar Beans
• Emco Industrial Plastics
• Bagel Cafe 23
• Proshred Security
• Yanina & Co.
• time Warp Comics & Games
• Coqui Designs
• Rain Florist
• Cedar Grove Animal Hospital
• Bellatari Salon
• Dente Trading Co.
• Violante & Sons
• Well Pet Animal Hospital
• Holland & Co.
• Dente Trading & Co.
• Happy New Nails
• Aqua Products
• Lukes auto Service
• Metric Plumbing & Heating
• Talium
• Yetlas Restaurant & Deli
• CSW Catering
• Cedar Grove Transmissions & Auto Repair
• Dente Trading Co.
• Amazing Care Dry Cleaners
• Maidpro Cedar Grove
• Your Wireless Cedar Grove
• The Grove
• Ebert Appraisals
• David Cookies
• Lap Of Love
• Kapital K & Co.
• Cargille Sacher Laborato
• Swan Lake Spa
• Omnia Industries
• Mcintosh Controls
• Don Ric Self Storage
• Flux Yoga
• Jadwig Skin Care & Spa
• DFS Clothing
• Beeferman Huber
• Brother's Aut Repair Service
• Premier Refinishing
• Hair Solutions
• King's Deli
• Larry's Carpet
• Belleville Wire Cloth
• Sor Testing Laboratories Inc.
• Spa Oasis
• Gypsy Farmhouse
• Treasures Unlimited
• Sedona Private Fitness
• Anahis Nails & Spa
• Aura Entertainment
• North Jersey Diamond
• Nature's Earthly Choice
• Fit IV Life
• Korporate Kids Learning
• Europa Nail Spa
• Salon 48 Inc.
• Adrenaline By J. Jarel
• Premier Product Resourcing
• Worldwide Bearings
• Metal Cutting
• Garthwaite Pumbling & Heating
• Cedar Grove Therapy
• Charles Michael Damian Legal Services
• National Air Filter
• Powers Service Co.
• Angel Spa
• Kji Electronics
• M+P International
• Safe Way Termite Pest Control
• Ebert Appraisals Inc
• Nail Sketch
• Butter News & Candy
• Joe's Models
• Green Mountain Landscapers
• Nicholas Market

Did we miss anyone in Verona or Cedar Grove? Tell us in the comments or email daniel.hubbard@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 yearlong 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.

Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com