HUFFINGTON POST, November 26, 2011 — President Barack Obama has pitched in to help small businesses get into the holiday shopping season.
The president took his daughters, Malia and Sasha, along on a shopping run to a bookstore a few blocks from the White House.
He says he made the visit because it's "small business Saturday" and he wanted to support a small business.
The retail industry is encouraging shoppers to patronize mom-and-pop businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. It's a counterpoint to Black Friday and the sales and special deals offered by department stores and other large retailers.
At Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe, the president greeted one curious onlooker, a boy named Alexander who was accompanied by his grandmother, saying: "You doing some Christmas shopping? Not yet? Well, we're starting early. This is Small Business Saturday. So we're out here supporting small business," according to pool reports.
It's the 2nd annual "Small Business Saturday," a campaign backed by American Express, FedEx, Google, Facebook and others, to bring a little holiday cheer to smaller retailers the day after Black Friday.
The presidential purchases at the bookstore, according to the White House, included:
"The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selnick
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever" by Jeff Kinney
"Tails," by Matthew Van Fleet
"Descent Into Chaos," by Ahmed Rashid
"The Tiger's Wife" by Tea Obreht
"The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster
"The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
"Zen Shorts" by Jon Muth
Posted By: Richard Kigel
Sunday, November 27th 2011 at 11:56AM
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