Thursday, January 31, 2013
Verona and Cedar Grove shopkeepers discuss the new 4% surcharge.
It may have snuck up on consumers, but Verona and Cedar Grove retailers have mixed feelings about a new surcharge they’re now allowed to tack on to customer costs for using credit cards. The new rules went into effect on Sunday, Jan. 27, enabling retailers charge an extra four percent if a credit card is used to pay for a purchase. According to a report from 7online.com, stores must prominently display signs saying they are charging customers for using a credit card. Debit cards are not affected by these new measures. The new rules have created an explosive outcry from consumers and business owners alike. Janice and Ralph Cocchi, owners of Home Sweet Home Antiques, located in Verona and Chatham, are against the idea of charging their …
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Start your holiday shopping at locally owned stores on Nov. 24.
Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 24 this year, two days after Thanksgiving. It is a day for everyone to support the small businesses that their community thrives on. American Express founded the day in 2010 to help small businesses get exposure during the holiday season, when they might be otherwise overlooked. With retailers buzzing around the holidays, it is important to support local small businesses that rely on their neighbors in order to continue prospering and building the local economy in Verona and Cedar Grove. “You should attempt to shop at local businesses as much as possible,” said Al Puntasecca, who has owned Tony's Train Town in Cedar Grove for the past 34 years. “Although sometimes the prices may be a bit higher you will …
Friday, November 23, 2012
Shoppers and owners look forward to Small Business Saturday.
As Black Friday shoppers mob the malls, local businesses are seeing one seriously slow day. Shoppers are enthusiastic while business owners remain hopeful that Small Business Saturday will make up for Black Friday. “Everyone is going to the malls which hurts the town a little bit,” said Carl Nozdrovicky, owner of Caldwell Jewelers on Bloomfield Ave. “There aren't as many retail shops as there used to be in Caldwell but now people are more aware of Small Business Saturday.” Some loyal shoppers remained on Bloomfield Avenue Friday morning to get a head start on their holiday shopping. Gabriella Stiefbold of Verona was picking up some items at Learning Express Toys on Bloomfield Ave. By Friday afternoon she had been shopping for nearly 12 …
Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Schmidt family of Verona owns Funtime Junction, Dynamite Falls and are now the new owners of the first “Once Upon a Child” franchise in Northern New Jersey.
Verona’s Schmidt family, owners of Funtime Junction and Dynamite Falls, are doing it again — this time stocking up and preparing to launch their third business venture in Fairfield. “Once Upon a Child,” co-owned by Erin Schmidt and her mother Kim Schmidt is a national franchise that buys and sells gently used and new children's clothes, toys, books and equipment. Located at 137 Route 46 West, “Once Upon a Child” only opened their doors recently and has already had an overwhelming response from parents looking to sell their children's outgrown items. So much, in fact, they have just about fully stocked the 5,000 square-foot building with children's clothes, strollers, potties, books and even playhouses. “People are bringing in tons of …
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9:09 pm on Monday, February 4, 2013
That was not nice George. Many small business owners are barly getting by in this economy. That cash goes in the bank to pay the vendors, mortgage wages utilities etc... more ›