22 Nov 2016
Shop Small… sounds a catchy idea I know, but what’s it all about?
It’s a campaign to champion small businesses everywhere – started by American Express and taking place this year between December 3rd and 18th.
It’s about highlighting the amazing small businesses that contribute to our economy but it’s also about American Express giving something back to the customers who support small, independent businesses. If you have an Amex card and spend more than £10 in an independent shop, like ours, that’s taking part in the Shop Small campaign, they’ll give you a £5 credit. You can only get one credit per shop – but you can get a credit at every different participating shop you use during the 15 days of the campaign.
Supporting small, local businesses is a big deal – it’s not just that they make up a huge part of our economy, it’s also that small businesses put far more back into the local economy than big businesses do. We not only employ local staff but we use local support services too so the money we spend on running our business stays local too.
As local businesses we’re also passionate about knowing our customers and understanding what they need. We work hard to meet those expectations and to play our part in making sure our local high streets offer great choice and are vibrant, social places that our customers want to come back to time and again. For us supporting campaigns like Shop Small is part of that – and helping our customers make the most of those campaigns as well.
Click here if you have an American Express card, you can register for Shop Small credits here.
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