With the holiday season close at hand, the results of a new survey show that 35% of consumers plan to shop at local, small businesses this year, compared to 27% in 2012. Ninety-five percent of the survey respondents said it is important to support small businesses. When asked why they planned to shop at local merchants, the top responses were: “important to support local businesses” (57%), “unique merchandise” (49%), “personalized service” (39%) and “good prices” (25%). The Deluxe Annual Holi...