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Black Friday deals boost for local retailers, economy

Black Friday marks the semi-official beginning of the Christmas shopping season but is also the day when all shoppers feel what it's like to be a linebacker. Last year, while playing Santa's helper, I literally... more »

Main Street Gift Shop now open in downtown Conroe

While it hasn't quite yet been discovered by shoppers, a new gift store in downtown Conroe is filled with treasures for just about anyone. Main Street Gift Shop, located at 206 N. Main St., is... more »

Holiday survival: Stores get competitive to bring in shoppers

The rush is on for retailers, large and small, to get people into their stores for the Christmas shopping season.Retailers, which make a big chunk of their sales during the holiday season, have various strategies... more »

A gift for the unemployed: Seasonal hires

Holiday spirit is high at A Christmas To Remember inside Natick Collection, where shoppers are already scooping up artificial trees, ornaments and gifts.And with the bustle of the season just starting, manager Woodreen Arsenault is... more »

Getting ready for ‘Black Friday’

The holiday shopping season begins in earnest on the day after Thanksgiving (aka "Black Friday"), and everyone is hoping that the season is a good one, particularly for local retail stores and shopping centers.People are... more »

Small retailers set for Black Friday

Susie Mauldin estimates she goes through eight to 10 gallons of coffee on the day after Thanksgiving.Not personally, mind you. But the customers who frequent her Marietta Square boutique on Black Friday have been up... more »

Roseburg retailers stretching back Xmas shopping season

The Christmas shopping season isn't confined to December anymore.For more than a few years now, Christmas shopping has been stretched back months prior to that special day of giving and receiving gifts. Ornaments are displayed... more »

The Coop Antiques shop brings Oviedo residents a bit of nostalgia

Every piece has a history, a story to tell, from the large 1886 cast iron bell to the 1940s wood-framed snowshoes hanging on the wall.Melissa and Rob Pohlad, owners of Oviedo's newest antique, gift and... more »

Real Simple to Open Holiday ‘Shop’

Real Simple has long put its name on household goods, but in a time when all magazines are trying harder to extend their brands, the title's dipping its toe further into retailing with its first... more »

Shop Localista: Fab Gift for Foodie Friends

Rich and creamy, tart and tangy, mild or pungent, cheese runs the gamut in taste, textures and variations. Much like wine, it also comes in an international array of regional offerings, artisan interpretations and incites... more »