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Hope Mills Area Chamber of Commerce to host holiday shopping event

By Staff Report, posted 4 years ago

The Hope Mills Area Chamber of Commerce is ushering in the holiday season with a shopping event that promotes local small businesses. 

Merry Hope Mills Christmas will run from Nov. 27-Dec. 11. Beasley Media Group partnered with the Chamber for the event. 

The event will kick off on Nov. 27 with a small business market at Dirtbag Ales Brewery & Taproom. 

Over the course of Merry Hope Mills Christmas, the chamber will be posting on social media to promote and highlight small businesses and their holiday sales, as well as running radio commercials to promote the companies. 

HMACC members can participate by offering a sale, special or discount and letting the Chamber know they will be participating. 

So far, vendors participating in the event are Napkins Restaurant, Superior Bakery, Millstone 14, The Salt Cave, Cumberland Coffee Roasters, Carolina Pressure Pros, Bubba’s 33, Marci’s Cakes and Bakes, Market House, Southern WIld Photography, Drizzled waffles, The Wing Co., ARRAY Marketing, BBR Productions/DJ Karaoke, Broad River Hemp Co., Fishers Encapsulation, CaNoe Photography and The Front Porch  South Decor. 

For more information, call 910-423-4314, email Hmacc@Hopemillschamber.org or visit the Facebook event page here

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