Business owners discuss the recent holiday season
Page 4 • Wednesday, January 8, 2014 • The Hammonton Gazette
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White Horse Pike (Route 30), stated sales
were slightly down at the store during the
holiday season. There was an increase in
online sales with the appliance store,
though.
“We were slightly down this year [talking
about sales], but overall i guess we made
out pretty good. Volume and sales were
down, but there were a lot more internet
sales. i think with the season being shorter,
everyone was sort of last minute or just didn’t get it done,” Rob Thornwell said.
The Thornwells thought the shorter holiday shopping season did affect sales, and
customers were buying Sears’ products during the last few days before Christmas.
“i think it cut the season down [with
Thanksgiving being later this year], and it
caught a lot of people off-guard. We have
had more people come in recently after the
holiday with gift cards,” Danielle Thornwell said.
Lisajo Carrigan, owner of Sassy Sweets
on Bellevue Avenue, said her business had
a successful holiday shopping season. Carrigan stated she sold a various amount of
candy and baskets, and was very happy
with the overwhelming positive responses
her customers gave her and the family.
“it was a very nice holiday season. i was
most pleased with all the compliments we
received. We got many, many compliments.
We got gifts, notes in the mail and everything. Our customers were very, very
happy. We had new customers
come from out of town too,” Carrigan said.
Carrigan wished everyone a
healthy and prosperous new year,
and couldn’t say enough about the
compliments she received in regards to her business’ offerings and
the downtown as well.
“i thought we had a very good
season overall. everyone was very
complimentary of our store, especially, but also the downtown as a
whole,” Carrigan said.
Tracy earling of SaDee’s Clothing Boutique on Bellevue Avenue
also reported a successful holiday
shopping season at the store.
“We did very well. Alex and Ani
[jewelry] did real well for us and
that was a hot gift item. We had a
lot of shoppers that came in from
other areas to buy Alex and Ani, but
it also got them to buy other items
as well. We sent the customers to
other stores in the downtown area
afterwards. Christmas was good for
us,” earling said.
David Charles Ltd., located on
12th Street, had a better-than-expected holiday shopping season.
The business has seen an increase
in sales in each of the past three
Christmases.
“i went into it not knowing what
to expect. from three years ago was
probably the lowest point, but since
then it has been coming back up.
This was the best year we have had
in four years i believe. it has been
getting better, better and better and
this was probably the biggest jump
this ho