Santa’s substitutes for hot holiday gifts
For the fifth straight month retail sales have taken a hit. The Commerce Department released statistics Friday saying that in November, retail sales fell 1.8 percent. This is less than the 2.8 percent decrease in October, but still a significant decrease during the holiday season, which is a time when combined sales for November and December can add up to as much as 50 percent of a retailer's annual profits and sales. As job losses and concerns about the economy curb consumer spending this holiday season, retailers are feeling the pinch.
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Chilly Weather Cashmere Steals
Affordable Luxury: Cashmere
The fiber of the wealthy has gone mainstream--and shoppers have manufacturers in Asia to thank.
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Top Ten Reasons Why: You're Dog Should Be Sleeping On An Ergonomic Pet Bed
As I went to climb under my bed covers and pulled my mattresss out from under my dogs, I realized that all these years, I've been sleeping in my dogs' bed! It was as if a bolt of lightening struck me.
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Easy knitting patterns for like cashmere merino!
I just got this gorgeous yarn and want to make some pretty cool easy knitting patterns with it!
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Cashmere Goats in India Face Starvation
More than 100,000 Himalayan goats — famed for their pashmina wool — or cashmere — face starvation after their desert habitat was blanketed with snow, while three people died during the region's worst storms in three decades, officials said Thursday.
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