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Saturday November 30th is our country’s 10th annual Small Business Saturday, and it encourages holiday shoppers to buy from small local independent businesses on the Saturday after Black Friday, but before Cyber Monday. Since Sunday has yet to be claimed, I vote to amend the holiday to ‘Small Business Weekend’ – but I digress. On Black Friday, most shoppers race to big box stores like Walmart, Best Buy or Macy’s. Small businesses are often overlooked, and this not only hurts them, but adversely affects local economies and communities in subtle ways that aren’t apparent on the surface. In the past...

The fashion industry is screaming about its commitment to sustainability. But many retailers run ‘smoke and mirrors’ campaigns touting sustainability without any decrease in production.

Did you know that the average American throws away 81 lbs of clothing a year?! Learn more about the very real problem of clothing waste.