Small Business Saturday Nov. 30

Shop small and shop local on Black Friday (Nov. 29) and Small Business Saturday (Nov. 30)!

Lake Lorraine businesses are offering great deals in a relaxed shopping atmosphere to kick off the holiday shopping season. Lake Lorraine is a great mix of national retailers and local businesses. There’s easy, free parking across the development. For shoppers, it’s great to be able to hit one spot and knock off items from the shopping list. Shopping is an experience. When you shop local, you get that personal touch and can often interact with the owner — you don’t get that online. Want help finding something special? Our shop owners will help find the right size and the right gift for someone. Perhaps the store will price match or special order an item.  

Even more importantly, wherever you’re shopping at the lifestyle center, your dollars stay local. When you buy local, the local business buys from other local businesses, which keeps money in the economy, creating a revolving turnover of local dollars. Local businesses utilize local services, supplies and employees; employees and owners spend wages locally; and that local business pays taxes here, which funds schools, infrastructure, services and more.  

We want Sioux Falls to be a destination for visitors and future residents, as well as future business owners. Having great local businesses adds to the diversity and uniqueness of our community. Shopping small and shopping local keeps our businesses open.

Black Friday and Small Business Saturday take place on just one weekend. Great, local experiences can be found year-round — as long as we remember to support them.