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Homewood retailers hoping you are in the holiday spending spirit [Video]
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Homewood retailers hoping you are in the holiday spending spirit [Video]

MUCH TO EXPECT COMING UP. GUY. ALL RIGHT. JASON. WELL, IF YOU STILL HAVENT PUT AWAY YOUR HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS, YOU MAY NOT BE READY TO THINK ABOUT CHRISTMAS YET, BUT LOCAL RETAILERS ARE HOPEFUL THAT YOULL GET INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT RIGHT NOW. WVTM 13 LISA CRANE LIVE AND LOCAL IN HOMEWOOD TONIGHT. ITS REALLY LOOKING LIKE CHRISTMAS THERE. LISA. YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT IS A LITTLE MUGGY OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. SO IT DOESNT REALLY FEEL LIKE THE HOLIDAYS. BUT LIKE YOU SAID, ITS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE IT OUT HERE RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN SEE THE GIANT CHRISTMAS TREE BEHIND ME THATS SURE TO GET YOU INTO A HOLIDAY MOOD. AND RETAILERS SAY GETTING SHOPPERS INTO THAT HOLIDAY MINDSET IS VITAL TO THEIR BOTTOM LINE. DOZENS OF HOMEWOOD RETAILERS ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON. IT KICKS OFF OFFICIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT AT THE DOWNTOWN HOMEWOOD HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE. 18TH STREET WILL BE CLOSED OFF AND STORES WILL BE READY TO HELP YOU CROSS NAMES OFF YOUR CHRISTMAS GIFT LIST. WELL BE SERVING LIKE CHAMPAGNE, LITTLE BITES AND STUFF. WE DO LIKE DOOR PRIZES AND LIKE GIVEAWAY PRIZES, AND ITS JUST LIKE A GREAT WAY TO SUPPORT, LIKE THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES AND MAYBE SAVE A LITTLE MONEY IN THE PROCESS. WEVE GOT BUSINESSES THAT ARE OFFERING 20% OFF $200 GIFT CARDS. WE HAVE A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALSO USING LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO CATER FOOD, SO ITS A GREAT TIME TO TRY OUT SOME LOCAL FOOD TOO. THE OWNER OF ALABAMA GOODS SAYS THESE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THE YEAR CAN MAKE OR BREAK A SMALL BUSINESS, AND WITH ONLINE SHOPPING TAKING SOME OF THEIR BUSINESS. SHOPPING LOCAL HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. WE ARE LOCALLY OWNED AND THEN WE ALSO SOURCE OUR PRODUCTS LOCALLY. IT NOT ONLY BENEFITS US, BUT IT ALSO BENEFITS OUR VENDORS WHO MAKE THE ITEMS THAT WE SELL AND THATS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THAT MONEY CIRCULATING WITHIN THE STATE. NOW, ONE OF THE RETAILERS HERE TOLD ME THAT THIS LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE, BECAUSE EVERYTHING UP UNTIL THIS POINT, ALL THE MONEY THEYVE MADE HAS JUST BEEN PAYING THE BILLS. ITS THIS LAST QUARTER WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GET TO S