“I’m pretty sure we more than doubled our sales for a regular Saturday,” said the owner of Yonge-Lawrence area’s Ardith One Canadian Pottery and Crafts, of last fall’s experience. “We were pretty much run off our feet the whole day.”
Taking place Nov. 29, between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the initiative, which rolled out in the GTA last year, to encourage consumers to buy locally, has now expanded to Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and Montréal.
At no cost to them, participating businesses and the exclusive savings and deals they’re offering to counter cross border shopping and internet buys, are promoted and showcased on the event’s website.
“It’s free, you couldn’t ask for better value than that,” said Don.







