Retailers, shoppers make up snow day

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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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Black Friday sales 2009: Use #shopsj for all the latest

Denise Henhoeffer/Courier-Post file

Social media tools may be your best bet for the hottest Black Friday 2009 sales deals in South Jersey.

Be sure to check Twitter for the #shopsj hashtag -- and feel free to use it yourself -- for updates on all the latest deals in the South Jersey region.

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Check here for holiday mall hours

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Are you revving up for Black Friday? Or do you tend to be a last-minute holiday shopper?

Either way, you'll want to check the Courier-Post's Attractions Guide for hours at all the area malls - Burlington Center, Cherry Hill, Deptford, Moorestown and Voorhees Town Center.

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Shopping for Santa?

If the kids are pleading to see Santa Claus, and you're desperate to start your holiday shopping, you can accomplish two goals at once.

Cherry Hill Mall will hold Breakfast with Santa at Maggiano's Little Italy from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Tickets are $19.95 per person and children under 2 years old are admitted free. Tickets are available at www.centerffs.org, and all proceeds benefit the Center for Family Services.

Area malls will make Santa Claus available for photos through Christmas Eve.

For more details on Santa happenings, including pet photo days at the malls, go to www.courierpostonline.com/events.

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TV host to do makeovers at the mall

via TV host to do makeovers at the mall | CourierPostOnline.com.

By: BOBBIE LEE HITCHON
For the Courier-Post

Fashion expert Clinton Kelly makes over hundreds of women throughout America as co-host of "What Not to Wear" on TLC and this weekend, he makes over South Jersey.

As part of Kelly and Macy's Make Over America 15-stop tour, he will host a fashion show featuring 15 ladies strutting a new look at Macy's in the Cherry Hill Mall at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26.

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Fall fashion preview

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Fall fashion preview

This fall, women's fashion trends harken back to the 1980s with leggings, leather, multilayered chains (compliments of Mr. T., you remember him) and ankle boots

By BOBBI LEE HITCHON
For the Courier-Post

Considering the state of the economy, shopping this fall may not be as spontaneous as in the past. According to Gregg Andrews, Nordstrom fashion director, most women are not looking for entirely new wardrobes.

"Very few women right now are going out and buying entirely new fall wardrobes," says Andrews. "They're looking for those key items that are new, that are interesting and that also work with pieces they already have in their wardrobe, those key new items that will refresh their existing wardrobe."

Reflecting the economy, popular trends, materials and colors this fall will stand the test of time in style and form, and pair nicely with other items from previous seasons. Regardless of what key items shoppers purchase this fall, their look should create a silhouette with either a skinny bottom and bulky top or vice-versa.

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Celebrate July 4 with a big bang

By DIANA BUBSER • For the Courier-Post

Celebrate the birth of America with Mayor Bernie Platt and about 10,000 other revelers on July 4 at Cherry Hill's annual Independence Day Celebration, sponsored by TD Bank, Comcast Cable and the Cherry Hill Mall.

"People enjoy coming out with their families to watch the fireworks and just have fun," said Ericha Farrington, special events coordinator of the Cherry Hill Recreation Department.

The free event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Jonas Morris football stadium at Cherry Hill High School West, 2101 Chapel Ave. Hot dogs, chicken fingers, funnel cake, ice cream and other refreshments will be available for purchase.

A DJ will play a variety of multigenerational music starting at 7:30 p.m. After an introductory speech from Platt, Bizarre Silence will take the stage at 8:30 p.m. and perform a 40-minute set of original blues and rock music.

The fireworks display will commence at 9:20 p.m. and offer 26 minutes of pyrotechnics set to patriotic music.

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