Ocean State Job Lots says its growth strategy includes a "repurposing of former retail sites." Old Christmas Tree Shops stores in Avon and Pembroke, as well as locations in Augusta, Maine; St. Albans, Vermont and Warwick, Rhode Island have also turned into Ocean State Job Lots. ...
Frank Woolworth started selling glass ornaments in his stores in 1880. In 1910 the Sears catalogue started selling ornaments by mail order. According to The Guinness World Records, the tallest cut Christmas tree was a 67.36m (221 ft) Douglas fir setup at the Northgate Shopping Center in Seattle...
This year, the holiday pop-up series takes place on the first three weekends of December at two different locations running concurrently: The Invisible Dog Art Center in Boerum Hill and Empires Stores in Dumbo. Across the two Brooklyn holiday markets, you’ll find a rotating roster of over 80...
Hannaford supermarkets started in 1883 in Portland, Maine, where the Hannaford brothers sold fresh produce from a horse-drawn cart. The company expanded to more than 180 stores in New England, New York, and the Southeast. It was acquired in 2000 by Belgium's Delhaize Group, now called Ahold...
Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine Ariana van den Akker/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine With more than 750,000 lights, Gardens Aglow in Boothbay, Maine, is New England's brightest and biggest holiday light display. The 14-acre Coastal Maine Bota...
Here, L.L.Bean hosts a Christmas Parade of Lights right on their grounds and hands out free hot cocoa to everyone in attendance. Plus, you can enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride around town for a general tour before you hit the stores. 13 of 15 Asheville, North Carolina Courtesy of...
I also believe in keeping the Christmas season alive until February 2nd (Candlemas day). Just because the stores in the mall take down their decorations at New Years I refuse to feel intimidated by them or the majority of the population cleaning up early. I keep my house cool and the tree...
Christmas displays in the stores used to appear sometime shortly after Thanksgiving, right? Then it was shortlybeforeThanksgiving. Then it seemed like the 'Santa stuff' would show up not long after Halloween. And then, egads! We'd see Christmasy things before the trick-or-treaters had even...
There are Christmas Tree Shops locations in Augusta, Bangor, and Scarborough. In total, there are 74 locations across the country. Most of them, of course, are in New England. 16 Now Closed Turnpike Mall Stores The Turnpike Mall in Augusta has been around for over a half century. In that...
Christmas music is part of holiday business for retailers. After all, the songs include dozens of classics that most people have heard every winter for their entire lives. Sentimental, sure, but also a tactic to get people to spend more money in stores. ...