‘A labor of love’: A Triangle restaurant serves up deals to help save other businesses
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Key Points:
- Downtown Raleigh is experiencing a decline in its restaurant scene as rising costs and reduced foot traffic lead longtime establishments like Beasley’s Chicken & Honey and Clyde Cooper’s Barbecue to close their downtown locations.
- Simons Says Dip This, a dessert shop with a wide variety of homemade toppings, has expanded to downtown Raleigh but acknowledges the challenging economic climate for small businesses in 2025.
- Business owners face increased rent, higher insurance and supply costs, parking issues, and inflation affecting ingredient prices, making it difficult to maintain operations without raising prices.
- In response, Simons Says Dip This launched a campaign offering a 20% discount to customers who bring receipts from any locally owned restaurant, aiming to boost support for local businesses and prevent
