Retailers, shoppers make up snow day

Faye Murman/Courier-Post

By EILEEN SMITH
Courier-Post Staff

An avalanche of shoppers swept into stores Monday, rushing to make up for time lost over the weekend, when most consumers were snowed in by a storm that dumped more than a foot of snow on South Jersey.

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White out dampens shoppers’ outing

DENISE HENHOEFFER/Courier-Post

 By: Eileen Smith, Courier-Post Staff, via CourierPostOnline.com.

It's less than a week until Christmas, a time when shoppers are wondering how low prices will go -- and retailers are wondering how deep consumers will reach into their pockets.

Two-thirds of shoppers have yet to mark the last gift off their list -- and one in four consumers will shop this week, including Christmas Eve, according to the first annual American Express Spending and Saving Tracker research report.

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Christmas needs are outstripping donations | The Philadelphia Inquirer

Denise Henhoeffer/Courier-Post

At the Camden Rescue Mission, the Rev. Al Stewart is facing a tough decision tonight.

He's collected about 2,500 toys for needy children from Camden and other South Jersey communities for the mission's annual Christmas party. But 6,000 children are registered to receive gifts.

Should Stewart hold the party as scheduled on Saturday and give out the toys he has - or postpone the event until he can collect more?

"The party will be rescheduled unless we get a miracle," Stewart said, "and God knows we believe in miracles."

Read the rest of the article at: Christmas needs are outstripping donations | The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Macy’s sets overnight shopping schedule

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By: Eileen Smith, Courier-Post Staff

Procrastinators, insomniacs and folks who wake up in the middle of the night after dreaming of the perfect gift can shop at Macy's at Cherry Hill Mall for 83 hours straight, starting at 7 a.m. Monday.

"It's perfect if you work the night shift -- or if you can't sleep because you're worried about finishing your shopping," said Lisa Wolstromer, the mall's senior marketing director.

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Zhu Zhu Pets headed to Wal-Mart’s shelves

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By: Eileen Smith

Courier-Post Staff

Shoppers scrambling for Zhu Zhu Pets are expected to scurry to Wal-Mart on Monday, when limited supplies of the automated hamsters will hit store shelves.

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Procrastinating on holiday shopping, tweet #shopsj

John Jablonowski/for the Courier-Post

Many people have holiday traditions, like decorating the Christmas tree with family or lighting the candles of the menorah together.

I have a holiday tradition that I share with myself every year. It's called "How long can I wait before going shopping?"

And this year, I may be going for a new record...

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Rosa’s holiday bazaar is this evening

Title: Rosa's Shop Till You Drop Holiday Bazaar
Location: Rosa International Middle School, 485 Browning Lane
Description: Holiday bazaar featuring handmade jewelry, fashion accessories, skincare products, cosmetics, personalized gifts, bakeware, giftware, Tupperware, pet supplies, sports memorabilia, food, Hidden Acre Honey, videography, caricatures and more. Garden State Discovery Museum, Caffe Aldo Lamberti and Cherry Hill Health and Racquet Club will also participate. The bazaar will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight.

The Blank Rome Festival of Arts Books & Culture

Come to the Katz JCC this week for the Blank Rome Festival of Arts Books & Culture

Featuring over 30 renowned authors, artists & entertainers.  Also, book sales ongoing - get your holiday shopping done early!

Wednesday 11/11:  Batty For Baseball, 7 pm:  come hear from the experts about every aspect of the national pastime

Thursday 11/12:  Shmuley Boteach, 12:30 pm (Rabbi to the Stars and author of Kosher Sutra / Cousin Brucie Morrow, 7 pm & DUFF GOLDMAN (The Food Network, Ace of Cakes) 8:30 pm

Saturday 11/14:  Ehud Segev:  The Mentalizer, 8 pm

For the full lineup and to buy tickets go to https://www.katzjcc.org/index.asp?pt=DD&CID=78&sd=Y