SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - This week is really the start of the holiday season; we’re not just tracking travel impacts but also shopping!

With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday just around the corner, we want to keep you in the know this holiday season.

16 News Now visited the holiday shopping areas.

We were out earlier Wednesday where plenty of people were already getting a start on this weekend’s holiday shopping frenzy.

But we didn’t want to just focus on big name brands – we spoke with some people about why shopping local is so important, and how the economy is impacting shoppers this holiday season.

16 News Now asked Shannon Stecz, a holiday shopper, if she thinks prices have risen and if she is more concerned about shopping?

“Oh totally, everything’s way mor

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