The Friday after Thanksgiving has long been known as Black Friday, and in recent years the Saturday after Thanksgiving has been set aside for shopping locally. The City of Fishers is sponsoring a small business shopping event this year on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov. 25.
Forty local stores have signed up for the Shop Fishers event. All are offering a different deal or incentive to shop locally.
Each business is running a deal specific to their store during the event, and shoppers are encouraged to plan ahead. Details can be found online at this link or inside the Nickel Plate District (NPD) mobile app. The NPD App is available for download on Apple and Android devices and includes a list of participating businesses, deals and an event map. A few hard copies of the Shop Fishers map will be available at participating businesses.
“Shop Fishers started as an effort to support local businesses when the Nickel Plate District was quite literally coming to life,” Mayor Scott Fadness said in a city news release. “Each year, residents continue to embrace our local business community by shopping locally during the holiday season. Shop Fishers takes place all day long, offering deals for everyone on your holiday list.”
During the event, limited Shop Fishers giveaways will be available to the first few customers at each store. Additional Small Business Saturday reusable shopping bags will be available in stores on a first-come, first-served basis. Shoppers participating are encouraged to snap a picture of themselves out making purchases during the event and to post them on social media using the hashtag #ShopFishers. One lucky winner will receive a Shop Fishers prize pack with goodies from participating businesses. The winner will be selected on Monday, Nov. 27.