Here's when Twelve Oaks Mall, Target, Walmart, Best Buy and more will be open on this weekend and on Christmas Eve.
Doing some last-minute shopping before Christmas? Here's when the stores will be open in the Novi/Northville area:
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The city's fifth annual Holiday Shopping Expo is bigger and better than ever, organizers say.
From scarves for your puppy to "re-purposed" vintage jewelry, the City of Farmington Hills 5th Annual Holiday Expo showcases gift items from 80 area crafters and vendors Dec. 7 and 8 at the Costick Center. "We have 80 spots, and there's no more space left for vendors," city recreation superintendent Bryan Farmer said. "We're getting more calls than ever, there's more variety ... Things you wouldn't see in many other places." Local resident Judy Glass will bring her hand-painted sweatshirts, which she and her sister have been creating for more than 20 years. "We just started doing them for ourselves, and people started asking for them," she said. Cathey Carico of Embellishments said she uses vintage jewelry to create cell phone and …
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How much is too much to spend on children and teens? We want to know what you think, Farmington and Farmington Hills.
As the holiday shopping season goes into full swing, some people are maxing out their credit cards to pay for presents and others are setting budgets and sticking with them. Scour just about any Facebook stream or stop in a local coffee shop and chances are you’ll hear parents debating the merits of setting spending limits. Or, you'll hear them lamenting about just how much they've already spent. The ideas for a perfect limit do seem to vary rather greatly. Some parents say $100 per child is more than enough. Others tend to lean toward much more generous figures. After all, there’s nothing like seeing a child’s eyes light up as they unwrap gift after gift. Do you set spending limits on the presents you buy for your kids? How much is too …
Fairlane Town Center General Manager Catherine O'Malley offers her advice for keeping holiday shopping all fun, no fuss.
When you're looking for advice, you go to the experts, right? Patch picked up some shopping tips from Catherine O'Malley, who runs Fairlane Town Center in Dearborn, and formerly managed Twelve Oaks shopping center in Novi. She's an avid shopper, too. And while shopaholics everywhere look forward to the holiday season, O'Malley offered her tips for staying safe and having fun while shopping, whether at a mall, in the mad rush at Best Buy or Target on Black Friday, or picking up gifts from small businesses. 1. "Make sure you're comfortable," O'Malley said, sharing that she often sees Black Friday shoppers at the mall in pajamas and slippers. Is it comfy? Then go for it! It's better to get the shopping done without blisters on your feet …
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A group of chain store employees petition for a return to stores remaining closed Thanksgiving Day. Take our poll and tell us what you think.
While Walmart and Target have announced they will start their Black Friday deals on Thanksgiving Day, Farmington-Farmington Patch readers say they'll be staying home to enjoy the holiday. According to USA Today, Kmart shoppers since 1991 have been able to pick up Thanksgiving deals from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., then from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Friday. Last week, employees from Target and Walmart launched petitions at Change.org, demanding that retailers close Thanksgiving Day, CBS Detroit reported Nov. 12. According to a CNN.com report, Walmart employees plan a walkout on Thursday, to protest the company opening its doors on the holiday. Patch blogger Kenneth Reynolds last week slammed Black Friday and its steady creep into Thanksgiving Day, and …
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12:37 pm on Monday, November 19, 2012
The only way "holiday creep" (Black Friday on Thanksgiving, Christmas music and advertising in October/early November, etc.) will end is if consumers stop responding to it and demand better. It's mostly about refusing to shop on Thanksgiving Day and refusing to patronize stores/radio stations that start the music and advertising too early, but it also means the media have to stop featuring … more ›
Nominate your favorite place to shop for your wardrobe needs in our Readers' Choice poll.
Where do you go in Farmington and Farmington Hills when it's time to add to your wardrobe? Nominate your favorite stores by posting comments in our women's clothing and men's clothing category stories, and we'll add them to our Readers' Choice poll, which opens later this month. There are plenty of local businesses that sell clothing – Clothes Encounters, Dress Barn, Merle Norman, Tre Sorelle and T.J. Maxx in Farmington, The Shirt Box, Loehmann's, Gap, Men's Wearhouse, Old Navy, Kmart, T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Bombay Boutique, Christopher & Banks, Baron's Wholesale Clothiers, Sam Michael's and Target in Farmington Hills – in our directory. The store doesn't have to be solely devoted to women's or men's clothing to make the list. You have …
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8:13 am on Tuesday, July 3, 2012
CLOTHES ENCOUNTERS of course! The greatest trends, affordable prices, and new shipments every week! Did I mention the sales professionals and friendly service? I did now! more ›
Tanya
11:07 pm on Sunday, November 25, 2012
As a baby or toddler $100 was more than enough. Now, the kids are older, their shoes are around $100 and any "toy" that is wanted is alot over $100. more ›