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Small Business Saturday: See what deals Springfield retailers offer this holiday weekend

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Small Business Saturday: See what deals Springfield retailers offer this holiday weekend

There’s no better way to find a unique and thoughtful gift than at our local Springfield businesses. Whether you have already started your holiday shopping or are still scrambling to find the perfect gift, several locally owned businesses are offering plenty of sales and promotions to help you stay within budget from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.

Here are a few of the deals shoppers can take advantage of at Springfield stores and shops this Small Business Saturday.

Downtown

Bookmarx, a downtown used and new book retailer, will have 20% off all of used books and 10% off all new books storewide on Saturday. On Cyber Monday, the website will include sales on gift certificates and tote bags.

5 Pound Apparel: This local specialty gift shop will run several promotions throughout the entire shopping weekend. Starting on Black Friday, first 10 customers will receive 50% off one item. From 9 a.m.-1 p.m., shoppers will enjoy 25% off storewide and 1p.m.-6 p.m. 20% off. Similarly, on Small Business Saturday, the first 10 customers will receive 50% off one item and throughout the day customers will be able to draw for a chance to win up to 40% off their entire purchase. On both days, those who spend $100 will receive a $25 gift card. Throughout the weekend, the online store will offer 20% off and free shipping. For Cyber Monday, 5 Pound Apparel is giving out limited coupon codes for 25-40% off, though these are first come first served.

Pagination Bookshop will be offering a variety of sales and promotions for Small Business Saturday. Those will include $15 off any purchase of $100 or more, 20% off puzzles, and 20% off box sets. Pagination mugs will be on sale for $10. Shoppers will also be able to enjoy cookies and lemonade while supplies last.

Commercial Street

J.L. Long Traders: For both Black Friday and Small Business Saturday, customers will receive 15% off all purchases and 15% of all proceeds will be donated to Isabel’s House, a local nonprofit with a mission to prevent child abuse and neglect.

Askinosie Chocolate: While their promotions ran prior to the holiday weekend, the local chocolate maker will have a special 2024 holiday collection, limited edition gift sets and exclusive kits like its Peppermint Bark, White Chocolate + Peppermint Santas, Gingerbread and Peppermint Bark Sipping Chocolates, Holiday Edition Tasting Kits and more.

Chabom Teas + Spices: Though Dec. 1, Chabom shoppers will receive a Shop Small goodie bag with purchases over $45, a free 4-ounce glass spice jar with purchase of any spice (3 ounces or more), and a free taster bag with the purchase of a tea set while supplies last.

Eurasia Coffee: This local coffee shop will be hosting a Small Business Saturday Makers Market to highlight local makers and artists. Stop by for multiple local vendors 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Elsewhere in Springfield

The Local Bevy, 617 S. Pickwick Ave: Starting on Black Friday until Christmas, customers will receive a $10 gift certificate with every $100 spent.

Culture Flock, 607 S. Pickwick Ave. Suite A, is celebrating the shopping holiday weekend with 15% off apparel on Black Friday and 20% off apparel on Small Business Saturday.

SOAP Refill Station has moved from its downtown location to 1912 E. Sunshine St. but the business will still have plenty of promotions for this holiday season. Customers buying gift cards in-store will receive a free bath bomb. The store will also offer special orders for bulk bath bombs and lotion bars that can make for a great inexpensive gift for teachers or colleagues. In preparation for the holiday season, several unique and sustainable gift items, including cotton robes, wool dryer balls and specialty hair and skin care tools, will be added to the collection. The store will close for holiday break starting Dec. 24 but will reopen Jan. 3.

Metro Eats, 2463 W. Sunshine St.: Shoppers are welcome to find their unique gifts at the 3rd Annual Small Business Saturday Holiday Pop Up at Metro Eats on Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Highlights of vendors can be found on the Facebook event page.

Anvil Customs will be doing a 25% off Black Friday through Cyber Monday on its website. After this weekend, customers will also be able to take advantage of another promotion by earning $200 of website credit when spending $400 on the website.

Fried Design Co.: Starting Thanksgiving week through the end of the year, Fried Design Co. will run a 30% off sale on everything on the online store: www.shop.frieddesign.co.

The Plant Room, 1349 S. Glenstone Ave., will have promotions spread over the entire weekend. Starting with Black Friday, the store will be having a buy two plants get one half off (of equal or lesser value) promotion. On Small Business Saturday, customers will enjoy 20% off all Plant Room shirts, cups, stickers and hats. Those shopping online on Cyber Monday will receive 25% off plants sitewide.

The Acoustic Shoppe, 1913 E Seminole St., has such a large sale event planned, it will expand into a tent in the parking lot. The Small Business Saturday sale will run 11 a.m.-6 p.m. with the first hour offering 20% off the entire store, with some exclusions. The remainder of the sale customers will enjoy 15% off the entire store and 35% off branded merchandise. Specific sales include buy-one-get-one on select guitar, mandolin and banjo strings from D’Addario and GHS, more than $400 off Eastman E1-DLX Series guitars, and $210 off Deering Goodtime Deco Banjo among others.

Polish Pottery Shoppe, 2802 E. Battlefield Road, will be running a 20% off promotion on all of Christmas pottery (patterns and shapes) on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. In addition, any pottery made by Zaklady Ceramiczne will be 30% off. The Shoppe also has an online gift guide to help customers find what they are looking for.

The Normal Brand, an apparel brand for lifestyle and outdoors from St. Louis at the Battlefield Mall, will include up to 50% off deals on select styles and an additional 10% off orders over $250 through Sunday. On Cyber Monday, the retailer will offer up to 60% off select styles and also an additional 10% off orders over $250.

Several local businesses on Republic Road are hosting a Small Boutique Crawl in honor of the holidays on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each customer can get a punch card filled out by visiting all participating stores to be entered into drawing for one of five prizes from each of the boutiques with no purchase necessary. Here are the additional promotions those businesses will have:

Bree’s Little Closet, 1607 W. Republic Rd.: This travel boutique will have a $30 denim rack with all brand new denim jeans, $8 makeup bags, $10 slippers and more. The boutique will have pop-up vendors 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with Oh My Cooki and Divine Links.

A Likely Story Boutique, 238 W. Republic Rd.: The first 25 customers on Saturday will receive door prizes. Visitors will also have the opportunity to purchase permanent jewelry from Katydid Designs. There will be store-wide discounts, doorbusters on new clothing styles, new holiday graphics made storefront and a $100 gift card giveaway entry with any purchase.

Don’t have time this weekend? Here’s more

Friday, Dec. 6, the $100 and Under Holiday Art Market comes to Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts for the first time. Taking place from 5-8 p.m., the market will feature a wide array of handmade items from local artists, each priced at $100 or below. Free parking is available at Bear Park North Parking Garage, adjacent to Hammons Hall. See participating vendors on the Springfield Regional Arts Council website.

Every Saturday until Dec. 21, including Small Business Saturday, Historic C-Street City Market will be home to the Coziest Little Market from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. It will offer lots of holiday gift options, art, free candy, hourly giveaways and coupons to local businesses.

Marta Mieze covers local government at the News-Leader. Have feedback, tips or story ideas? Contact her at mmieze@news-leader.com.

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