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Holiday Gifts for $50 or less If you want to avoid the frustration of finding the perfect item for folks on your gift list, here's a little help. On these pages, we've put together a heartfelt harvest of guilt-free gifts--all for $50 or less--in this one-stop shopping guide...
Give smart
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Make this holiday season a time for enjoying your family and friends--and sharing your love through great gifts. Now is the time to give smart without going into debt. We've filled this section with a virtual plunder box of goodies to give you 70-plus affordable ideas--from...
Making a comeback
By Michael Hooper THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL Customers who don't want to go into debt shopping for Christmas gifts are choosing layaway, a budget-conscious way to pay for things that started in the Great Depression. Sears is bringing back its layaway program two...
Kmart Stores Open Thanksgiving Day
Kmart Continues to Respond to Shoppers Needs With Extended Holiday Shopping Solutions and Unbeatable Deals HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- For holiday shoppers who want to beat the "Black Friday" rush -- or just get out of the house after turkey-and-football -- the majority of...
Datebook
Auditions "Beauty and the Beast -- 7 p.m. Dec. 8-9. Auditions open to all actors 9 and older; $100 nonrefundable participation fee. Performances in January. Virginia J. Calisesi Studio Theatre, 512 W. Second St., Antioch. For details, call 925-777-0859. Events ...
Datebook
Holiday Craft Faire -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. today. Crafters offer woodcrafts, floral arrangements, candles, custom-made jewelry, food and more. $2 per person. Contra Costa Fairgrounds, 1201 W. 10th St., Antioch. For information, call 925-757-4400 or e-mail craft@ccfair.org. -- Delta Word Weavers -- 7-8:30 p.m. Monday. Adults can...
Holiday LED Lights Available at Kmart for Just $5.99
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart has a bright idea for consumers who are looking for more economical ways to deck out their Christmas tree and create a stunning light display outside their home this holiday season. During the week of Nov. 16, Kmart shoppers can purchase...
Sears restores layaway amid retail gloom
CHICAGO -- Sears Holdings Corp. is bringing layaway back to its namesake stores next week, nearly two decades after it was scrapped, after seeing a strong response to the pay-as-you-go plan at its Kmart locations. The move comes as shoppers look for ways to save money during...
Microsoft Live Search cashback Showing Traction With Advertisers and Consumers
Search initiative creating higher ROI for advertisers and attracting users to Live Search. REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that since its launch in May, Microsoft Live Search cashback has seen positive traction in all three of the key metrics on which the...
Kmart Pharmacy Celebrates GoldK Day for Seniors
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- There are more than 70 million Americans over the age of 50 living in the United States. As part of Kmart's effort to provide helpful information about growing older, Kmart pharmacy is announcing its annual GoldK Day on November 18th from...
Haircut King Shares Techniques of Cutting Hair
PRESCOTT, Ariz., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- "The scissors fly and the hair falls, those are the obvious basics but there's more to cutting hair," Steve Woodham said. "I'm a songwriter, it's really all I ever wanted to do," Woodham said. "I became a barber so I'd be...
Kmart rolls out $1 PL O-T-Cs
Kmart is offering 10 over-the-counter medications in its private label American Fare line for $1 each with every prescription purchase. The O-T-Cs include aspirin, ibuprofen, children's pain reliever, baby aspirin, nasal decongestant, cough suppressant, antidiarrhea medication, and cough and allergy tablets...
It's not too early to try persuading wife and kids to downgrade
If America's mass-marketing machine has taught us anything, it's that it's never too early to start thinking about Christmas. I've been hard at work on it for weeks. Hard at work convincing my family that this is the year for Christmas Lite. You know, Christmas without the...
Kmart Makes Giving Disney-Themed Gifts Easy this Holiday Season
Thousands of gifts for all ages in one convenient place HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Kmart has ramped up its selection of Disney-inspired items for the holidays to delight gift givers and gift getters of all ages. The extensive selection at Kmart makes shopping for...
Layaway back to lure customers
Layaway hasn't quite gone away. In fact, the old-fashioned retail practice of having a store hold merchandise until it is paid for is making a comeback at a time when many consumers will be struggling financially to buy presents during the holiday shopping season. That said, only...
Layaway makes comeback this holiday season
Layaway hasn't quite gone away. In fact, the retail practice of having a store hold an item until you have paid for the merchandise is making a bit of a comeback at a time when many consumers will be struggling financially during the holiday shopping season. That said, only a...
Kmart Continues Popular Layaway Program for the Holidays
Only national discount department store that offers layaway HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kmart famed "Mr. Bluelight" just might be the nation's favorite gift-guy this holiday season, as the retailer, responding to American families' belt-tightening moves, announced it will continue to offer layaway during...
Radko
In the first mass-market manifestation of the Radko Christmas decoration brand, Celebrations by Radko will debut exclusively at Kmart stores across the United States this holiday season. The new contemporary collection by Christopher Radko, who specializes in original handmade glass ornaments and holiday collectables, features a unique assortment of boxed...
Dave van Howe: vice president of purchasing, Walgreen Co
DEERFIELD, Ill. -- Like many of the best merchandising executives, Dave van Howe, vice president of purchasing at Walgreen Co., began his retail career in the trenches, working as a stock man in the sporting goods department of Kmart Corp. while attending college. His years working in field operations left...
Kmart Pharmacy Celebrates American Pharmacists' Month in October
Encourages customers to 'Know your Medicine, Know your Pharmacist' HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kmart pharmacy today announced it will celebrate American Pharmacists' Month in October by encouraging customers to "Know your Medicine, Know your Pharmacist" and visit one of Kmart's Pharmacist Appreciation events or...
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