New York – Add last-minute holiday shopping to the list of time-honored traditions being upended by the coronavirus pandemic. Retailers are kicking off the holiday season earlier than ever this year in hopes of avoiding big in-store crowds and shipping bottlenecks in November and December.
Stores like Best Buy, Macy's, and Target typically offer their biggest Black Friday deals over Thanksgiving weekend, but now they're starting them in October so people don't crowd their stores later, creating a potentially dangerous situation during a pandemic.
While you're here, how about this:
Shopping for Footstools - The New York Times
When it's time to kick back and put your feet up at the end of the day, one piece of furniture is essential: the footstool.
But the usefulness of a footstool, sometimes called an ottoman or pouffe, doesn't end there. It's a versatile piece of furniture that supports any number of activities.
"They're very multifunctional," said Renée DiSanto, a founder of Park & Oak , a Chicago-based interior design firm. "You could use it for seating, as a little coffee table or end table, or it could just be decorative." Some footstools even have compartments inside to provide extra storage.
Police activity forces closure of Redwood City shopping center
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - Redwood City police have closed the Sequoia Station shopping center on El Camino Real as they conduct a police investigation.
It's not yet clear what unfolded, but officers appear to be focused on an entrance to a Safeway grocery store.
Redwood City police investigate an incident at the Sequoia Station shopping center on Sunday, October 4, 2020.
Holiday shopping kicks off early with Walmart and Amazon deals
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Pop up shop for local Black-owned businesses planned for Monday night in Bryan
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Shelia Davis McQueen knows the struggles that many Black-owned small business owners face when trying to launch a new business or product.
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"It's hard. A lot of support just isn't there for Black businesses," said McQueen. "We lack that support, so we try to do as much as we can to get our names out there."
On Monday, October 5, from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., McQueen and more than 20 other vendors will gather at the Knight Club in Bryan for a Pop Up Shop event.
‘Shopping Angels’ delivering groceries during pandemic | WTTV CBS4Indy
But now a new service is helping Hoosiers get the necessities they need without even leaving their homes.
"Shopping Angels" started shortly after the pandemic began. It's for seniors, those with compromised immune systems or anyone who doesn't feel comfortable going to the grocery store these days to do their shopping.
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"To be able to help those individuals who are not able to leave their homes or simply immune-compromised and can't come into contact with others, to help them and be able a part of this organization is a feeling like no other," said Chayse Baker, communications officer for Shopping Angels.
CRPD officer surprises mother and son with gift while shopping | KGAN
Walmart announces plans to meet pandemic holiday shopping needs - ABC13 Houston
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