Holidays

Market America Shares Three Tips To Help You Conquer Your Holiday Shopping And Reduce The Stress That Comes With It

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Friday, November 27, 2020
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For instance, have you started on that holiday shopping list to make sure you have included all of your family members, close friends and key colleagues at work?

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  • For instance, have you started on that holiday shopping list to make sure you have included all of your family members, close friends and key colleagues at work?
  • If you just aren't confident about what this year's holiday shopping may look like, Market America is here to help with three tips to help you conquer your holiday shopping without all of the usual stress that comes with it.
  • You may have made a wonderful dish that you take over to your family holiday feast and forget a serving spoon.
  • They have their holiday shopping list for presents, food and festivities already prepared and have already purchased and wrapped a few gifts!

Northern Light Expands Its Financial Support of Massachusetts Salvation Army's 2020 Holiday Season Initiatives

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Articles, Food and drink, Thanksgiving, The Salvation Army, Boston, Holidays

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the need is greater than ever for those served by The Salvation Army.

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  • Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the need is greater than ever for those served by The Salvation Army.
  • Northern Light made a contribution of $50,000 to The Salvation Army's Thanksgiving food box distribution, which provided meals to more than 2,000 Boston families.
  • If the average family dinner on Thanksgiving Day has five family members, Northern Light helped provide for over 10,000 meals on Thanksgiving Day.
  • Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, Northern Light is a charter member of the Center for Complex Systems and Enterprises at the Stevens Institute of Technology .

AnimalPride.com Donating 100% of Thanksgiving Day Sales, Up to $10,000, to Zoo

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Articles, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Time

The online apparel retailer has selected the NEW (Northeastern Wisconsin) Zoo & Adventure Park as the recipient of sales from its 1st Annual Giving Day.

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  • The online apparel retailer has selected the NEW (Northeastern Wisconsin) Zoo & Adventure Park as the recipient of sales from its 1st Annual Giving Day.
  • Under the initiative, the Green Bay zoo will receive 100% of all sales, up to $10,000, from purchases made on AnimalPride.com this Thanksgiving Day,Thursday, November 26th.
  • "In these trying times, zoos need your support now more than ever," said AnimalPride.com COO Chas Deist.
  • This special 'Giving Day' event presents a perfect opportunity to get some of your holiday shopping done while supporting a great zoo."

Michaels Black Friday Deals 2020: Christmas Tree, Cricut & More Arts & Craft Supplies Sales Researched by Retail Egg

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Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Home Goods, Online Retail, Other Retail, Retail, Specialty, Visual arts, Christmas tree, Holidays, Cricut, Black Friday, Retailing, Articles

Black Friday 2020 experts are listing the top Michaels deals for Black Friday 2020, featuring deals on Cricut Joy, Maker, & Explore Air cutting machines, artificial pre-lit Christmas trees (6ft, 7ft, 8ft, and 9ft) and more arts and craft supplies.

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  • Black Friday 2020 experts are listing the top Michaels deals for Black Friday 2020, featuring deals on Cricut Joy, Maker, & Explore Air cutting machines, artificial pre-lit Christmas trees (6ft, 7ft, 8ft, and 9ft) and more arts and craft supplies.
  • Access the latest deals by clicking the links below.
  • Save up to 61% on a wide range of Christmas trees at Michaels.com - check the latest deals on 10ft, 8ft, 7ft, and 6ft artificial Christmas trees and more Christmas decor

Consumers Planning to Spend $470 over Thanksgiving Weekend: ICSC Survey

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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Consumers are eyeing Thanksgiving Weekend with careful optimism, as the new ICSC Thanksgiving Weekend Intentions survey found that 85 percent expect to shop in the period beginning Thanksgiving and ending Cyber Monday.

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  • Consumers are eyeing Thanksgiving Weekend with careful optimism, as the new ICSC Thanksgiving Weekend Intentions survey found that 85 percent expect to shop in the period beginning Thanksgiving and ending Cyber Monday.
  • On average, consumers are projected to spend $470 on holiday items over the course of the weekend.
  • Thanksgiving weekend will look different this year due to the pandemic, but consumers will still spend time shopping for holiday gifts and items, said Tom McGee, President and CEO of ICSC.
  • The ICSC Thanksgiving Weekend Intentions Survey was conducted online by Engine Insights on behalf of ICSC November 13 15, 2020.

The Tailored Branch Disrupts $582M Holiday Decor Market

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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SEATTLE, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Tailored Branch announced the launch of a new e-commerce site offering customers Christmas tree decorations for rent .

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  • SEATTLE, Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --The Tailored Branch announced the launch of a new e-commerce site offering customers Christmas tree decorations for rent .
  • The Tailored Branch is the first company to rent pre-themed tree ornament kits to customers around the U.S.
  • With most Americans in holiday lock-down, The Tailored Branch enables the magic of the holidays to be as convenient as ever, especially during a pandemic.
  • FounderCrystal Menees, a corporate veteran, noticed an opportunity in the holiday dcor market and built The Tailored Branch to offer convenience, access to design, and a sustainable alternative to holiday dcor.

Merry, Bright And New: Bed Bath & Beyond® 'Holiday Traditions At Home' Study Reveals This Holiday Season Will Be A Season Of Firsts For Many Families

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Holidays, Countries, Traditions, Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Seasons, Public holidays in Greece, Public holidays in Sweden, Public holidays in Poland

Over half of Americans (54%) can even see themselves carrying new holiday traditions they make this year into future holiday seasons.

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  • Over half of Americans (54%) can even see themselves carrying new holiday traditions they make this year into future holiday seasons.
  • "That's why we're taking extra steps to deliver even more inspiration, value and ease this holiday season.
  • The "Holiday Traditions at Home" study identified four types of Americans getting creative with their celebrations to make the best of this joyful time of year.
  • Twenty-seven percent of people say that making new traditions will help to make their holidays feel more special this holiday season.

No Turkey Trot? No Problem!

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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
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With most Turkey Trots cancelled, you have a new pre-Thanksgiving workout option.

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  • With most Turkey Trots cancelled, you have a new pre-Thanksgiving workout option.
  • This free at-home workout will burn more calories than the local 5k tradition.
  • This free at-home workout will burn more calories than the local 5k tradition.
  • According to the Calorie Control Council , a typical Thanksgiving meal can log over 3,000 calories, adding importance to a pre-meal workout.

Stingray Music Heralds Holiday Season With Curated Christmas Channels

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Monday, November 23, 2020
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More than 100 individually curated Christmas channels will be available on the Stingray Music app, online and TV

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  • More than 100 individually curated Christmas channels will be available on the Stingray Music app, online and TV
    Channels include Best Christmas Songs of All Time, Holiday Office Party, Christmas Crooners, A Very Punk-Rock Christmas and many more
    MONTREAL, Nov. 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stingray Music, the streaming arm of music, media, and technology company Stingray (TSX: RAY.
  • A; RAY.B), has announced over 100 individually curated Christmas channels to get you in the mood for the holiday season.
  • Stingray Musics holiday channels will be perfect for every occasion, from rocking around the Christmas tree to those quiet winter nights sat around the fire.
  • The channels range from Best Christmas Songs of All Time, the playlist you'll need this Christmas with favorites like Donny Hathaways This Christmas and Wham!s Last Christmas, to Christmas Party and the nostalgic classics of Christmas Crooners.

Thanksgiving --- How a Colorado Band Finds America's First Thanksgiving Vital in 2020

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Monday, November 23, 2020
Patuxet, Plymouth Colony, Thanksgiving, Bluegrass, Indigenous peoples of North America, Massachusetts, Holidays

2020 has likewise been a very tough year for Americans, and an award-winning Colorado band, Conversion, has just released a YouTube music video that honors both God and Native American Indians in a very unique way, with their new YouTube video, You Gotta Have Heart (Smooth).

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  • 2020 has likewise been a very tough year for Americans, and an award-winning Colorado band, Conversion, has just released a YouTube music video that honors both God and Native American Indians in a very unique way, with their new YouTube video, You Gotta Have Heart (Smooth).
  • America's Native Americans --- like those of the early Patuxet tribe --- with their distinctive music and images --- also remind us that America survives only through the same friendship and cooperation that was demonstrated at America's first Thanksgiving.
  • Conversion was named the Vox Pop/Fans Choice Winner in the 18th Annual Independent Music Awards, Bluegrass Song Category, in April, 2020 ( www.independentmusicawards.com ) for their original bluegrass instrumental, An American Easter (The Joy of Mary M).
  • Not only that, but their Christmas twin-spin from December, 2019, Christmastime In Caroline, reached #3 in American Holiday Music as measured by New Music Weekly.