国际英语资讯:American customers urged to support small business
<p><span word="LOS">LOS</span> <span word="ANGELES">ANGELES</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 26-- <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="November">November</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sandwiched">sandwiched</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Cyber">Cyber</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="First">First</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 27, 2010, <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Cyber">Cyber</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="feature">feature</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="box">box</span> <span word="retail">retail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="respectively">respectively</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Macy">Macy</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Amazon">Amazon</span>.<span word="com">com</span>.</p><p><span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="encouraging">encouraging</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="shoppers">shoppers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="patronize">patronize</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="owned">owned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="backyards">backyards</span>.</p><p><span word="Avalon">Avalon</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Catalina">Catalina</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, 90 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> 3,700 <span word="residents">residents</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>," <span word="Marcela">Marcela</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Avalon">Avalon</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="A">A</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="business">business</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span>. <span word="Cyber">Cyber</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, (<span word="online">online</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span>) <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="affect">affect</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="supports">supports</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>.</p><p><span word="Independent">Independent</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="retailers">retailers</span>, <span word="restaurants">restaurants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Small">Small</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span> (<span word="SBA">SBA</span>), <span word="an">an</span> <span word="independent">independent</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="business">business</span>.</p>
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