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A Guide to NJ Holiday Pop-Up Markets This 2023 Season
As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to start chipping away at those lofty holiday gift lists and leaning into the magical spirit that this time of year brings. Kick-off this season the right way and visit a local pop-up market, where you can support small businesses, enjoy seasonal festivities, and create new traditions with…
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Couture tree competition returns as new Holiday Shoppe opens
When you walk into the Lord Baltimore Hotel, you don’t see your average Christmas tree standing tall in the lobby.Instead, you see couture tree creations made by local artists, including dresses accented with pine needles and creations with gemstones shimmering and lights shining bright.It’s all a part of the hotel’s annual Couture Tree Competition.”I tell…
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Please Don’t Bring Your Old Vacuum Into The New Year
It’s hard to believe we’re already in the thick of the holiday season. The biggest online shopping day of the year—Cyber Monday—is here. While it’s a great time to save on almost anything, it’s really the Cyber Monday vacuum deals that you should keep an eye on. With discounts up to 75 percent, it’s a…
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These 31 Companies Give Back to the Environment
When you’re shopping, it’s hard to know which companies are looking out for you and are truly trying to give back to the environment, and which are only hoping to pad their pockets some more. With big megacorporations buying up companies that were aiming to be sustainable and green, it’s hard to even know the…
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How to Create a Wedding Flat Lay—Plus, 5 Ideas to Inspire Your Own
While most of your wedding photos capture the overall feeling of your day—the emotion of your ceremony, the shape of your gown, and your partner’s famous dance floor moves—a wedding flat lay allows you to preserve the smallest details of your wedding design, from the engraving on your rings to the hand-torn edge on your…
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Over 100 customers line up for Black Friday deals at Nederland boutique, Baubles and Bliss
NEDERLAND — Baubles and Bliss is one Nederland boutique celebrating a win after over 100 customers stood by waiting to shop at their local business for Black Friday deals. Kim Rascoe who owns and operates Baubles and Bliss with her daughter says the first three customers in line arrived at 4 P.M. on Thanksgiving day…
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Heard Of “Dopamine Dressing”? Try This More Sustainable Approach Instead
Alexandra Engler is the beauty director at mindbodygreen and host of the beauty podcast Clean Beauty School. Previously, she’s held beauty roles at Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, SELF, and Cosmopolitan; her byline has appeared in Esquire, Sports Illustrated, and Allure.com. In her current role, she covers all the latest trends in the clean and natural…
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Chanel Opens First ‘Twin’ Boutique in Italy
MILAN — Chanel over the weekend inaugurated a “twin” boutique at the corner of Milan’s luxury shopping street Via Montenapoleone and Via Vierri, combining for the first time in Italy its fashion collection with its watches and fine jewelry. Chanel’s new boutique in Milan. The store was designed by New York-based architect Peter Marino, who…
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The Best Cyber Monday Toy Deals
79 items in this article 72 items on sale! Photo-Illustration: The Strategist; Photo: Retailer If you missed out on all the great toy deals during Black Friday, don’t despair. You can still shop for puzzles, stuffed animals, slime, Lego sets, bikes, and video games today, Cyber Monday. To help you make quick work of it,…
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Trump’s War On Retail Keeps Getting Worse
It has been said that old-timers working in the retail trade prefer to be seen and not heard. Even in the midst of America’s rising mass retail thievery crisis, they would prefer that others (like trade associations) do the talking. With that being said, it was only a few months ago when David Johnston of…