American Express offers statement reduction to shop at small businesses
Posted: 11/23/2012
CINCINNATI - American Express is offering a $25 statement reduction for shopping at small businesses in Over-The-Rhine on Saturday, Nov. 24.
Click Here to see the map of stores
One of the businesses is Sloane Boutique on Vine Street. The owner, Duru Armagan, said she is excited about the chance to offer a 15 percent discount, and customers getting some extra appreciation from a major credit card company.
"We're not feeling abused at all," Armagan said. "If anything it benefits us."
Armagan said that buying locally keeps the customers' money in the city. She also expressed that small businesses bring variety to the consumer market.
"Without small business we wouldn't have anything unique," Armagan said.
One of the shoppers at Sloane on Friday, who wished to speak anonymously, expressed her support for buying from local small businesses.
"It's an independent store so they have different brands and styles that they don't have if you go to Nordstrom's or a Macy's or whatever."
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
PRINT
Top Stories
-
Lafley takes over for retiring P&G CEO
Is a surprising move, Procter & Gamble announced late Thursday that A.G. Lafley is replacing retiring chairman and CEO Bob McDonald. Lafely is taking over immediately.
-
I-Team: Emails describe IRS 'criteria'
-
Boy Scouts to allow openly gay Scouts
-
Consumer Reports top rated gas grills
-
UC police arrest two robbery suspects
