Asheville Downtown Association launches “shop small, win big” to boost local business

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Asheville Downtown Association is launching a new program called “Shop Small, Win Big.”

Bank of America is partnering with the association to encourage residents to shop locally, especially after Helene.

The program serves as a way to benefit both small businesses and customers.

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If you spend at least $25 at any downtown shop with a winter windows contest poster, you will be entered to win a weekly prize of $500. The business you bought from will also receive $500.

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“When you think about Asheville and Western North Carolina we really depend on the tourists and our local residents to come out [and] shop local,” said David Dowd, president of Bank of America in Asheville.

The program runs until Sunday, December 22.

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