The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce is making an effort to “Cash Mob” select downtown businesses Tuesday.

The Chamber said the purpose of a Cash Mob is to bring a large amount of customers into a business in a short amount of time, to help boost the business’ bottom line.

“In other communities, Cash Mobs are typically held at just one business. We wanted to put our own twist on that,” said Natalie Redmond, Vice President of Membership for the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce. “For our first Cash Mob, we chose some Chamber members that are located near each other downtown. We thought that might draw more people by offering a variety of businesses with different offerings.”

The community is invited to participate in the Cash Mob, from 4 to 7 p.m., by spending at least $20 at one or a combination of the following businesses:

Delish Bakery, 114 N. Seventh St.
Keeping Good Company, 114 S. Seventh St.
The Lucky Tiger, 718 Francis St.
Mod Podge, 624 Francis St.
Spectacular Settings, 118 N. Seventh St. (This event decoration business will provide wine during the Cash Mob.)

Participants are invited to stay downtown and enjoy drinks and/or dinner at Chamber member businesses like Barbosa’s, The Bistro, Boudreaux’s Louisiana Seafood & Steaks, Bourbon Street Seafood & Steaks, Fosters Wine and Martini Bar, Fredrick Inn Steakhouse, Geneo’s Pizza & Pub, Hi-Ho Bar and Grill, il Lazzarone and Norty’s Bar and Grill.

This is the first Cash Mob, future mobs will be in different parts of town and will feature both original St. Joseph businesses, as well as locally-operated franchises.

“We really want to encourage residents to remember all of the great businesses we have in St. Joseph and to shop here instead of going online,” Redmond said. “A Cash Mob may help introduce customers to a business they’ve never been to before, and should help boost sales for members.”