Prineville businesses such as pandor bracelets Book and Bean and Temptations were pleased with the level of holiday sales they saw
The holiday season is well known for special shopping days such as Black Friday, the traditional day after Thanksgiving shopping extravaganza, and Cyber Monday, the launch of on line sales' deals. Second St., in early December.
"The move created more foot traffic than I expected," said Vail, "I now see a wider variety of shoppers, ranging in age from eight to 88."
Both owners have made a commitment to downtown Prineville, and depend on, and are grateful for, local shopper support.
"As much as there is talk about eBooks, we were concerned about the printed book and how many of them customers would buy," said Becker.
Becker found, however, that carrying a line of vintage, classic, and out of print books created a niche market, bringing buyers from as far away as Portland.
"People are beginning to recognize that we have them and have found books here that they couldn't get at Powell's in the city," he said.
Vail's product line pandora charms on sale includes dresses, pants, and tops, along with jewelry and intimate apparel.
"I've brought in a line of everyday wear with a little bit of flair," she said, "clothes that are fun and affordable, which is my number one priority."
Approaching her pandora charms deals third anniversary in business, Vail also sells a lot of gift certificates, especially to male shoppers.
"Christmas Eve was hectic," admitted Vail, "I had a lot of last minute shoppers, mostly guys, saying 'I pandora charms deals can't do this, pandora outlet do you just have a gift certificate?'"
For both retailers, overall holiday sales were positive.
Becker said that sales were consistent throughout the holiday shopping season, including the week between Christmas and New Year's.
"Sales were on par with previous years, even though there were major changes to our product line," he said, explaining that he had decided to discontinue a toy line.