Small Business Saturday will offer a variety of deals for holiday shoppers. Photo taken Friday, November 27, 2015 Kim Brent/The Enterprise
Kim Brent / File photo by Kim Brent/The EnterpriseHoliday shopping has been well under way as businesses try to adjust to the pandemic, with some national chains opening up Black Friday sales since the end of October, but there are still some local events for the dedicated holiday shopper.
The Best Buy in Beaumont has extended its holiday sale into an entire week of deals that started on Sunday, but it will still open its doors to shoppers at 5 a.m. on Friday. The company has been emphasizing curbside pickup and online in-store delivery during the pandemic, as well.
This weekend brings Small Business Saturday, when local businesses will host special deals and events all across Southeast Texas. In Beaumont, businesses at the Mildred building such as Down to Earth and Ella + Scott will be hosting sales and fun for shoppers during the event.
New this year will be a coordinated day for local breweries organized by the Independent Craft Brewers Association called Small Brewery Sunday. Several Southeast Texas breweries such as Pour Brothers Brewery in Beaumont and Buckstin Brewing in Nederland will feature new offerings for customers who drop in.
Tacos La Shula, a Mexican food staple in Orange, has found a new home after its old location on West Park Avenue was damaged in Hurricane Laura.
Construction is currently ongoing at the now closed Pizza Hut building at the Northway Shopping center at the corner of Texas 87 and Interstate 10.
The restaurant has been out of action since late August, but the crew has still been at work. Two days after Laura shifted past Southeast Texas and into north Louisiana, leaving southwest Louisiana in tatters, Tacos La Shula prepared and gave out around 75 meals for people displaced from their homes.
An opening date hasn’t yet been announced.
Capital One has permanently closed its location on Dowlen Road.
The branch has had a closed sign on the door since the beginning of the month and the company has confirmed to the Enterprise that it is adjusting its business model in certain areas like Beaumont.
“Branches are being reshaped throughout the industry to meet customer demand for more simple, convenient and online services,” a spokesperson with Capital One wrote in an email. “We too are adapting our delivery model, balancing digital and in-person options to align with customer behavior.”
The Capital One branch on College Street will now be Beaumont’s only physical bank branch.
Capital One has filed 52 closure applications between the end of June and the beginning of November.
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