- December 20, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — It was a weekend full of Christmas sales, helping save the bottom line for small business owners in Old Sacramento.
Crowds of customers descended on the decorated shopping district Sunday, trying to help more than 100 store owners struggling to make ends meet.
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Donna Tielsch owns Visions of Eden Gift Shop in Old Sacramento. She’s been in business for 24 years and had never experienced anything like last week. The three-day blackout cost her thousands of dollars in sales. The return of customers this weekend has been a gift.
“Awesome, it’s amazing, it’s so good to have people come back, and we have a lot of people coming in on Friday, and calling and saying hey you’re our favorite store, just checking to see are you open can we come down there? And it was great,” she said.
“Give it away Christmas time,” said Beverly Wilson, who was visiting Old…
