Swagger Gifts Helping Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

On Thursday, November 6, Swagger Gifts of Cary joined the fight against blood cancers by hosting their second annual Holiday Open House Preview Party to benefit LLS. The Holiday Open House Preview Party is an annual event at Swagger and this year owner Mandy Kratus Becker invited her customer’s to make suggestions about what charity [...]

Pinky Toes Party Palace Answers Call for Tween Gift Items with Online Boutique

The Pinky Toes Party Palace boutique is “filled with fun and whimsical items sure to please the most discriminating shoppers,” said Carmen Miller, owner of Pinky Toes Party Palace. In fact, the Bella Jane Originals products have been designed exclusively for Pinky Toes Party Palace and are only available online or in one of their party locations.

ARTIST CAKE Open House at The Nature of Art

Saturday, November 8 • ARTIST CAKE Open House • 11 am to 3 pm
Artist demos, creative cake contest, door prizes, and good food. Free.
The Nature of Art, Sunset Lake Commons, Holly Springs. 919-387-9448

Holiday Open House at the Garden Hut

Saturday, November 1 from 8:30am to 5pm
Holiday Open House
Unveiling of our Christmas Shop, Door Prizes, Nursery Specials, Great Food, Live Music, Gardening Info, Free. The Garden Hut, 1004 Old Honeycutt Road, Fuquay-Varina. (919) 552-0590, www.NelsasGardenHut.com

My Girlfriend’s Closet Honored for Innovation

Downtown Apex retailer My Girlfriend’s Closet was recently honored with the 2008 Apex Chamber of Commerce Innovation award, at the association’s annual banquet held at Prestonwood Country Club. Noting the creative ways that the 3-year old women’s fashion consignment boutique has created a loyal following, including highly personal service, selective products and merchandising, and events [...]

GreenPea(TM) Nursery Announces New Resource for Organic Baby Products

Apex-based GreenPea(TM) Nursery, to-date an online-only retailer for organic and environmentally-safe baby products, is now bringing its hip-and-healthy offerings to the Triangle NC through a partnership with Sunflowers in Apex. This collection represents one of the largest selections of organic, natural baby products in the Triangle. The online store, www.greenpeanursery.com, launched by Krista Cathey, offers [...]

Retailers Believe Online Shopping More Resilient Than Other Channels

Despite a struggling economy throughout most of this year, the majority of online retailers continue to be cautiously optimistic about how their businesses will perform during the next 12 months. According to The State of Retailing Online 2008, the 11th annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research, Inc. (Nasdaq: FORR), 72 percent of online retailers [...]

Local Store Running Sales, Contest in Honor of Olympics

In honor of the Olympics It Figures Athletic Apparel is offering many discounts throughout the store, such as reduced prices on select GK Elite leos, Soffe Shorts, Danskin tights and select figure skating dresses. In addition to the sales, the store is running a contest to win a free $25 gift certificate; contestants must simply [...]

Cary-Based Magazine Boom! Publishes Arts Calendar

Barbara Petty, publisher of Boom! Magazine, a monthly publication dedicated to the active lifestyle of those 45 and older, announced today that Boom! Magazine has produced the 6th Annual Performing Arts Calendar. The calendar covers events from August 2008 through June 2009, and is one of the most comprehensive listings in the Triangle. It includes [...]