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Black Friday taking a back seat to Small Business Saturday this year
Small business columnist Gene Marks weighs in on layoffs ahead of the holiday season and what small businesses can do to prepare for lower year-end profits. Black Friday is traditionally seen as the kickoff for America’s Christmas shopping season, but inflation appears to have shifted consumer behavior this year to the point Black Friday will be eclipsed ever so slightly by Small Business Saturday. A new survey released by Bankrate.com found that 59{8ba6a1175a1c659bbdaa9a04b06717769bcea92c0fdf198d429188ebbca09471} of holiday shoppers are likely to hit stores on Small Business Saturday, while 56{8ba6a1175a1c659bbdaa9a04b06717769bcea92c0fdf198d429188ebbca09471} plan on making purchases on Black Friday. A new survey from Bankrate found more holiday shoppers plan to hit up Small Business Saturday…
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Ex-Starbucks Top Lawyer In Line for Board Seat at Vacasa Inc.
former Starbucks Corp. standard counsel Rachel Gonzalez is eyeing a probable board place for holiday rental organization Vacasa Inc. Vacasa named her a board observer and intends to find stockholder acceptance to incorporate a director and elect Gonzalez at its yearly meeting up coming calendar year, the Portland, Ore.-dependent organization claimed in a assertion Wednesday. Operating as a possible board member is an “ideal way” to provide professional and personalized passions, as Gonzalez has three children—a fifth-grader and two in superior college, she explained in an job interview. Starbucks gave its former major lawyer a massive severance package and moved Gonzalez to an advisory position in advance of her departure…
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