Dakotafire

Tag: Black Friday

  • Collaborative marketing creates local holiday shopping destinations

    Collaborative marketing creates local holiday shopping destinations

    —

    by

    Wendy Royston
    in

    by Anna Jauhola and Wendy Royston, Dakotafire Media Some entrepreneurs in the Dakotafire region are banding together to bring more of the thrill of the holiday shopping experience—and those who seek it—into their shops. “The experience … determines how long a customer stays around and how much shopping they’ll try to do while they’re in…

  • Local businesses count on holiday shoppers

    Local businesses count on holiday shoppers

    —

    by

    Heidi Marttila-Losure
    in

    By Heidi Marttila-Losure, Dakotafire Media Reporting by Doug Card, The Britton Journal; Bill Krickac, Clark County Courier; and Jessica Giard   Pushing crowds. General chaos. That’s the national image of Black Friday (and, with the change in store’s door-opening hours, Black Thanksgiving Evening). Area small-town retailers would like shoppers to consider another option: Skip the…