An estimated 186.4 million consumers took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend including Small Business Saturday.

Unique gift ideas from unique small shops that you’ll only find in America’s biggest city.

Great places in Nashville to shop local for the holidays and throughout the year.

A few of the thousands of great places in Washington to shop local during the holidays and throughout the year

Not only is Lincoln the capital of Nebraska, it’s also home of lots of great places to shop local for the holidays–and throughout the year.

Portland merchants started Little Boxes as a two-day answer to the emphasis placed on big box’s black Friday.

The city is home to some of the most inviting small shops and restaurants–making it great to shop local in Birmingham for the holidays and throughout the year.

A few examples of some of the great locally-owned merchants you can visit in Knoxville while doing your holiday shopping — or throughout the year.

A small sampling of the many great local merchants in Raleigh, N.C., where you can shop local for the holidays, and throughout the year.

Whether you fancy something sweet or are hunting for rich chocolate for a significant other, be sure to shop local this Valentine’s Day.

As there are something like 34,000 towns in the U.S. with less than 25,000 residents, we were sure the odds would be in our favor that there are thousands of great small towns that are great shopping destinations. Turns out we were right!

Just in time for the last-minute rush: 10 great places to shop local in 10 great cities.

These Brooklyn shops will help you find a gift for everyone on your holiday shopping list.

Check out these Naptown local retail stores if you wanta little midwest flavor in your gifts this holiday season

These Cleveland small businesses will help you complete your holiday shopping all while staying in the 216.

It may be called Music City by the rest of the world, but for the folks who bring you SmallBusiness.com, Nashville is a place we call home. Here are just a few of our favorite places to shop local (even if just window shopping).

It may be the Gateway to the West, but St. Louis is also the gateway to some great places to shop local.

The Minneapolis-Saint Paul area is known as the twin cities, that’s double the number of small businesses to shop local this Holiday season.

Named the “Hornet’s Nest” by the English for its rebellious behavior during the Revolutionary War, Charlotte has always displayed a strong pride for its small and local businesses.

Rich with history, Richmond also has some incredible opportunities for shopping local for the holidays.

You can be sure that the Big Easy offers a wide array of shops, products and activities perfect for celebrating the holidays. Indeed, when it comes to celebrating, New Orleans is the expert.

Austin, Texas. Its weird, wonderful and our first Smallbusiness.com list of great places to shop local for the holidays.