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Museum-quality pieces
247-4737Although gift shops conjure up visions of key chains and feather-topped pencils, a patient shopper can find some unique holiday presents. Unlike large retail stores, though, much of the inventory is limited so a good find might go fast. Here are a few...Tags: Candy, Flowers and Gifts, Jamestown Settlement, Mariners' Museum, Toys, Space Programs
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Guide to Giving
There are many opportunities to give to the local community this season. Here are a few of them. Z104's "Stuff the Bus" Toys for Tots Drive. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday. Patrick Henry Mall. 249-4305. Be a Santa to a Senior. Through Friday. The national...Tags: Patrick Henry, People, Smithfield, Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Ferguson Center for the Arts
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Retailers shift focus to Cyber Monday shoppers
The Associated PressThe Thanksgiving shopping weekend may not have been the disaster some had feared, but unprecedented discounts and tempered buying likely resulted in overall soft sales as a buying binge on Friday quickly fizzled. Now, online retailers are ramping up deals...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Game Playing, Retirement, Dillard's Incorporated, Long Island
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Retailers roll out payment options for holiday shoppers
Think twice before reaching for your credit card this holiday season.
As the tough economy forces retailers to look for the best ways to keep customers in stores, savvy shoppers can take advantage of payment options that don't rack up credit debts and...Tags: Credit and Debt, Best Buy Company Incorporated, Amazon.com Inc., Foot Locker Incorporated, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
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U.S. holiday season off to a modest start
AP Retail WriterThe Thanksgiving shopping weekend doesn't appear to have been the disaster some had feared, but tempered buying and unprecedented deep discounts likely resulted in soft sales. Now, online retailers are ramping up heavy-duty deals to turn skittish shoppers...Tags: Real Estate Sales, Retirement, Game Playing, Dillard's Incorporated, Long Island
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Agencies need volunteers, donations for the holidays
ALLENTOWN RESCUE MISSION needs donations of all sizes of new men's clothing items. Drop off by Dec. 11. Contact: Bill Dickenson, 610-740-5500 ext. 14, wdickin@rcn.com. CEDARBROOK NURSING HOME, SOUTH WHITEHALL TOWNSHIP needs volunteers to transport...Tags: Ronco Corporation, Montgomery County (Maryland), Montgomery (Montgomery, Alabama), Whitehall, Toys
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Holiday buying surges, slows
Shoppers taking advantage of steep discounts and door-buster deals spent more than expected the day after Thanksgiving, providing retailers with a surprisingly strong start to the holiday season. But spending slowed as the weekend progressed, according...Tags: Dick's Sporting Goods Incorporated, Real Estate Sales, Advertising, Thanksgiving, E-Commerce Industry
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Calif. Toys R Us reopens after 2 men are killed
Shoppers returned to Toys R Us in Palm Desert on Saturday, a day after two men shot each other dead in front of terrified Black Friday customers. An armed security guard stood watch outside the store and another was inside. A police car patrolled the...Tags: Riverside County, Hot Springs, Bodies of Water, Crimes, Palm Desert
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Iowa inmates sew rag dolls for needy children
The Des Moines RegisterIt's busy inside Santa's workshop. About 10 women are working toward a holiday deadline, cutting fabric and sewing a total of 500 cuddly rag dolls that will soon be placed under Christmas trees for needy Iowa children. This branch of Santa's...Tags: Iowa City, Toy Industry, Toys, Religious Festivals, Metal and Mineral
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Heavy-metal meets heavy handedness
Putting on its little-worn rock criticism hat, the Chinese government last week protested "Chinese Democracy," the newly released but 17-years-in-the-making LP from the band Guns N' Roses. An article in a state publication described the record as...Tags: Mattel Inc., Metal and Mineral, Hasbro Incorporated, Ozzy Osbourne, Air Transportation Industry
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LI agencies that help families need your help
michael.amon@newsday.com; bart.jones@newsday.comLiz McDermott of the Education and Assistance Corp. arrived at her desk one day last week, checked her voice mail and listened in shock. "I had 400 voice messages about HEAP," said McDermott, director of programs for the Hempstead nonprofit. She was...Tags: Office and Retail Spaces, Christianity, Condos and Houses, Riverhead (Riverhead, New York), Toy Industry
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Parents and toymakers focus on retro toys
WHAT'S THE APPEAL OF RETRO TOYS?: Cash-strapped parents and toymakers facing the difficult economy both find retro toys a safe bet for the holidays, since they have have tried-and-true appeal. WHICH TOYS?: Lincoln Logs, TinkerToys, Cabbage Patch Kid...Tags: Family, Lincoln Logs Limited, Toy Industry, Toys
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