A customer wearing a protective mask carries a Louis Vuitton shopping bag from an open-air boutique ... [+] suite inside The Pavilion at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
I guess you'd say Prada can't wait. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced South Coast Plaza, the massive, luxury mall in Orange County, California, to close its indoor spaces, it didn't just shut down. It converted a section of its parking garage into open-air shopping suites for its high-end retailers.
Many things are taking place:
Tips on stretching back-to-school shopping budgets for fall | Newsday
Shopping for back to school supplies? Purchase what you need to get the school year started and supplement those purchases as the semester unfolds, an expert says. Credit: Getty Images/Justin Sullivan
Back-to-school shopping is an expensive chore in a normal year; this year is anything but normal. But with August upon us, stores are putting out back-to-school displays in anticipation of children needing to learn, whether in the classroom or at home.
Back-to-school shopping lists for fall semester include masks, PPE
Shari Obrenski, a high school history teacher in Cleveland, usually spends about $500 each year on paper, pencils, markers and tissues for her classroom.
This year, her back-to-school list includes hand sanitizer, wipes and disinfectant spray — none of which Obrenski can find in stores. She hopes the Cleveland Metropolitan School District can get them.
"Reopening safely across the country is going to cost billions of dollars," said Obrenski, who's also the president of the Cleveland Teachers Union.
How to Shop for Well-Made Clothes Online | Who What Wear
As a digital fashion editor, I'm very comfortable with online shopping, but I didn't get that way overnight, and I've had my fair share of hits and misses. It's very easy to just order something that looks cute on the model, but there's so much more to consider. To name a few, you have fabric, sizing measurements, return policies, and sustainability measures the brand in question is taking.
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1. "Connect with your circle of influence to see if friends or family have purchased from the brand in the past. That way you can ask a direct customer very specific questions and even do a video call to see how it fits on them."
Many things are taking place:
How safe is home shopping? It depends on the seller – Orange County Register
I've never skinned a cat, but I've heard there are a number of different ways to do it. The same can be said of the sanitizing stations home sellers arrange for home tours.
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Nurse Nancy's Place: This home seller greeted me and my two buyers at her front door, with her face mask and gloves firmly in place. We also were all wearing masks.
Our hostess offered us gloves in a variety of sizes arranged in boxes just inside the front door. She chose small for me and my buyer and large for her husband.Also on the table were hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.
Tanger Outlet offering virtual shopping concierge service - Mullet Wrapper
Tanger Factory Outlet Center has launched a virtual shopping concierge service that gives shoppers the best of outlet shopping without leaving home. Shoppers can shop remotely for their favorite brands, styles and outlet value deals across multiple retailers via onsite shopping specialists and stylists. The new program serves to drive in-store sales for brands and retailers, functioning as a digital, service-minded extension of the brick-and-mortar retail experience.
Go shopping in your own closet
Local 4 Style Editor Jon Jordan suggests creating new outfits out of the clothes you already have. You may have to try mixing and matching to create something new, but it could become one of your most fashionable looks. Jon also suggests mixing patterns, even if they're the same color scheme, to come up with a bold new outfit.
Host Tati Amare asked Jon when is it a good time to purge your closet. He said that if something is too small, too big, or is truly not coming back in style, it's time to throw it out.
MPD: Madison woman found with shopping cart full of stolen clothes
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A 27-year-old Madison woman was allegedly pushing a shopping cart stuffed with stolen clothes when officers caught up with her near East Towne Mall, according to the Madison Police Dept.
Its incident report indicates the women's clothing items weren't in bags and many of them were still on their hangers.
Officers took the woman, Kishuna McBlackwell, into custody and she was booked into the Dane Co. jail on counts of felony retail theft and bail jumping.
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