The Downtown Holiday Open House
attracted hundreds of shoppers to the stores in downtown
Fredericksburg, Virginia. For 32 years the event has helped kick-off
seasonal sales in the historic city. Free parking at a new parking
garage was an added attraction. Merchants offered snacks and drinks, and
stores were well decorated.
Marilee Meek, president of Downtown Retail Marketing Inc. and co-owner of The Pavilion, said downtown stayed super busy.
"Every storekeeper had said that they have had a great day," she said yesterday afternoon.
Owner Ann Adkins said the open house weekend brings in the highest sales of the year for her Ladybug Gift Shop on Caroline Street.
Old Time Carriage Company owner Roger Evans said his business was "extremely busy."
What is your retail merchant association doing to make cash registers ring this holiday season? Get active. There's power (and money) in cooperation.
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