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Small businesses expect higher sales over tax-free weekend: ‘It’ll be strong’

By , Daily Memphian Updated: July 25, 2025 5:58 PM CT | Published: July 25, 2025 5:56 PM CT

Local businesses kept busy Friday, July 25, as customers shopped on the first day of Tennessee’s tax-free weekend.

And Saturday will bring even more business.

The tax-free weekend lasts from Friday to Sunday with no tax on clothing, school supplies that cost $100 or less per item and computers priced $1,500 or less.

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Dima Amro

Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.


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