Month: November 2022

Holiday shopping Tips

Practical advice for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience

Roseville, Calif. – Yes, that wonderful time of year is rapidly approaching and we’re sure many of you can’t wait to get clicking online, or don your virtual elbow pads to get hunting for bargains at the mall.

While we all wish for an enjoyable holiday shopping experience, we know there are criminals out there who have a clear desire to spoil your fun. Just as we find more advanced ways to catch criminals, they create new ways to steal your hard earned money. But…there are precautions you can take that will help from becoming a victim.

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Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

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Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

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Roseville Today’s Holiday Guide!

Holiday Guide

While shopping online:

  • Create strong passwords that are difficult to guess. Include numbers, capital letters and special characters like !?&a. Don’t use the same password for all your logins
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Vestiaire Collective is to ban the resale of fast fashion on its global platform as part of its mission to “fight fashion waste”.

It has timed the move to co-incide with the Black Friday bonanza sales period and it is part of its “Better Friday” movement. To promote the initiative it has adopted the hashtag #saynotofastfashion.

The French-based global business said it was inspired to make the move following a trip in October of this year to Kantamanto in Ghana where 15 million of items of unwanted fashion arrive every week. Much of it ends up in landfill causing environmental devastation.

Accompanying Vestiaire Collective on the trip was The Or Foundation, which is a US-based public charity and a registered charity in Ghana that has been operating in both countries since 2011.

Its mission is to “identify and manifest alternatives to the dominant model of fashion – alternatives that

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1. $100 Black Shoe Hospitality Gift Card and a $20 Holiday Bonus Card

$100 | BLACK SHOE HOSPITALITY

Give a Black Shoe Hospitality dining experience this holiday season with a gift card redeemable at Maxie’s, Blue’s Egg, Story Hill BKC and Buttermint Finer Dining & Cocktails. Through Dec. 31, receive a $20 bonus for every $100 in gift cards or e-cards purchased at all four restaurants or online. Cards do not expire. Some restrictions apply.

2. Get Tickets to Chosen’s Annual Open Hearts, Open Homes Gala

CHOSEN

Chosen’s Open Hearts, Open Homes Gala celebrates the work of fostering and adoptive families and raises awareness that more families are needed. This year’s gala is on Feb. 25 from 5:30-10 pm at Davians (N56 W16300 Silver Spring Dr., Menomonee Falls). The silent and live auctions have a Roaring ’20s theme, with proceedings supporting Chosen. Tickets are available from Dec. 15-Feb. 8 at

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The chair of John Lewis has said that consumers are starting to budget and are more conscious of spending, despite being eager to celebrate the first “normal” Christmas in three years.

Dame Sharon White said, during a panel debate at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Annual Conference, that there were signs of shoppers changing their habits as a result of cost-of-living pressures.

She told the CBI: “This is the first Christmas for three years that people get to spend with family, friends and loved ones, and I think people will be really excited to have a proper Christmas. But you can see all sorts of things going on with consumer spending.

“We have got some customers who are doing their shopping early and have booked their Waitrose delivery slots in advance. On the other hand, you can see other customers starting to budget, and shopping is more

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Can you believe there are this many AMAZING shops to choose from in the Milwaukee area? Make sure to Shop Small this Christmas Season – because there’s literally something for everyone here! Hostess gifts, presents for mom, a treat for yourself – there’s even a great shop for your furry friend!

Congratulations to our winner for this year’s “Shop Small Brawls,” She Shed Vintage and More in Hartford! Get to know more about all of our finalists below, and be on the lookout for a special feature of our winning shop in the coming days!

Northern Lights Gallery (Racine) – Northern Lights Gallery is your source for the “unique, never ordinary”. Everything we carry is carefully curated and chosen by the staff of NLG. Northern Lights Gallery offers artisan jewelry, home decor, pottery, art glass, kaleidoscopes, cribbage boards, wine accessories, and so much more. Our element-passed customer service and selection

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Tiffany & Co has accelerated its plans to combat climate change with a pledge to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its own operations (Scopes 1 and 2) and supply chain (Scope 3) by 2040, 10 years earlier than what is called for in the Paris Climate Agreement.

The luxury jewellery house has made the pledge in accordance with Science Based Targets Initiative’s (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard. 

To meet this goal, Tiffany & Co. has set a 2030 near-term GHG reduction target in alignment with SBTi’s Net-Zero Standard. By 2030, Tiffany & Co. will reduce Scopes 1 and 2 emissions by 70%; these are the emissions generated from Tiffany’s own operations, such as stores, distribution centres, manufacturing and offices.

The LVMH-owned house has also committed to reduce Scope 3 emissions by 40%; these are the emissions generated in Tiffany’s supply chain and represent the “vast majority” of its footprint.

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WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) – The 2022 holiday season is here and the Better Business Bureau wants to help consumers and donors shop safely and smartly through the BBB Holiday Helper.

BBB officials said the holiday helper site “includes everything you need for a great holiday season.” They provided the following tips:

  • Black Friday is the single busiest shopping day of the year – Many are already advertising Black Friday prices; make sure you read the fine print for any offer, do your research and know the return policy and warranty information
  • Small Business Saturday launched in 2010 by American Express with the goal of encouraging shoppers to support small, local businesses – to get the latest news, sales and promotions, follow small businesses on social media
  • Cyber ​​Monday – be wary of misleading advertisements, lookalike websites and untrustworthy sellers
  • Giving Tuesday – This is a global day of giving
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TFG London, parent of Whistles and Hobbs, is reported to be among those considering a bid for fashion and lifestyle brand Joules which was placed into administration on 16 November.

According to Sky News, TFG London, which is part of South African retail empire The Foschini Group, had been in talks with Joules before its fall into administration about taking a substantial stake in the previously listed business.

It is now said to be in negotiations with Interpath Advisory, which is handing the administration of Joules about a potential rescue deal. However it is far from the only interested party with Marks & Spencer, NEXT and Frasers Group all said to be weighing up a possible bid. As well as being sold via its owned channels, Joules is also available through Next, Marks & Spencer and John Lewis.

Joules employs 1,600 staff and operates 132 stores, which are

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Livestream shopping has been a popular social sales method for many independent retailers since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Have you ever seen a product on TikTok and clicked through to buy it? If so, you are not alone. The so-called social commerce industry is expected to grow three times faster than traditional e-commerce in the coming years. This means that more and more consumers will be seeing a product, deciding to buy it, and checking out without leaving a social media platform. Younger shoppers, including Gen Z and Millennials, are the largest market for this type of transaction.

What does this mean for independent retailers? The key lesson is that you need to get your products seen on whatever platform your customers are using – whether it be TikTok, Facebook, Instagram or Pinterest. You may not be able to sell directly through those sites, especially if you are

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Iconic British department stores like Harrods and Selfridges will see their business rates bills slashed by up to half as a result of the Treasury’s new package of support revealed in yesterday’s Autumn Statement.

As part of the new budget, the Treasury announced a shake-up to business rates which will provide tax boosts for many high street businesses, with large warehouses for online rivals taking on more of the cost.

This could amount to combined savings of around £15 million for Harrods and Selfridges, according to analysis from real estate adviser Altus Group.

It comes as the Government said there would be a revaluation of more than half a million retail properties across England and Wales, meaning the rate of business tax they pay could change.

Furthermore, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt pledged to remove the downwards cap – meaning businesses who see falling business rates bills as a result of

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