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Hanukkah Hook Up at the Genius Bar

Melanie Chartoff | Posted 02.17.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Hanukkah, Red Sea, Apple, Verizon, Meditation, Seduction, Iphone 5, Bloomie's, Genius Bar, Comedy News
Melanie Chartoff

I was driven by peer pressure. The sirens who had shamed me into abandoning my Android, enticing me into their Yuppy, uppity App-y iPhone planet, were sick of explaining its unnecessary assets to me.

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The Faithful Shopper: New Year's Wishes

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 02.28.2012 | New York
Read More: 34th Street, Victoria's Secret, Jcpenney, Lord & Taylor, Retail, Nordstrom, Coach, Columbus Circle, 2012, Harrods, Wtc, Faith Hope Consolo, Walmart, East New York, Lush, Esprit, Who.a.U., Mayor Bloomberg, Trends, Macy's, Desigual, Subway, Lower Manhattan, Mta, Bergdorf Goodman, 2011, Tourists, Second Avenue Subway, Tourism, Macys, World Financial Center, Times Square, Dining, Swarovski, Restaurants, Hudson Yards, Saks, World Trade Center, Macy?S, Zara, Uniqlo, New York City, New Years Eve, New Years, Christmas, Bloomingdales, Levis, Bloomies, Happy New Year, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

Here are some retail events I'd like to see in the year(s) ahead. Some are more likely than others, but the holidays are a time for dreaming, aren't they?

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The Faithful Shopper: Top Trends for 2011

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 02.15.2012 | New York
Read More: 605 Madison, New Years Eve, Shopping, In Store Boutiques, 575 Fifth Avenue, 872 Broadway, Limelight Marketplace, Barneys, Broadway, 521 Fifth Avenue, Urban Outfitters, Nars, Cartier, 2012, Pucci, 767 Fifth Avenue, Guess, L'Occitane, Apple, 180 East 86th Street, Fresh, Geraldine Stutz, Bleecker Street, Saks Fifth Avenue, Fifth Avenue, Macy's, Holidays, Bloomingdale's, Madison Avenue, 413 Bleecker Street, Bergdorf Goodman, Beauty, 660 Madison Avenue, Shop in Shop, New York City, 1000 Third Avenue, 714 Madison Avenue, Faithful Shoppers, Herald Square, Macys, Eres', Bloomies, Tom Ford's, Mulberry, 666 Fifth Avenue, New Year, Lacoste, Department Stores, Co-Op, Henri Bendel, Uniqlo, Mauboussin, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

It's been an amazing shopping year in New York City, with new stores, new looks, and new visitors (50 million of them!). Going through a list of the n...

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The Faithful Shopper: Christmas in October

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 12.28.2011 | New York
Read More: Pier 17, The Home Depot, 34th Street, Paper, The Christmas Cottage, Merry Christmas, Lord & Taylor, Union Square, Christmas in New York, Broadway, Kate's Paperie, Bryant Park, Home Depot, Columbus Circle, Papyrus, Holiday, Lexington Avenue, Myers of Keswick, Third Avenue, Xmas, 23rd Street, Christmas, JAM Paper & Envelope, Hudson Street, The Shops at Time Warner Center, Christmas Tree, Fifth Avenue, Miracle on 34th Street, Macy's, Bloomies, England, Bloomingdale's, Halloween, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, New York City, South Street Seaport, Herald Square, Christmas Windows, Kwaanza, Hanukkah, Ornaments, Santa's Best, Holiday Lane, Time Warner Center, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

I know, I know. It's not even Halloween yet, and the stores are filled with Christmas carols, holiday décor and gifts for year-end giving. I love it!

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The Faithful Shopper: Fun Furnishings

Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Calypso Home, Flatiron-District, ABC Carpet, Halloween, Crate & Barrel, Crate and Barrel, Brooklyn, Lord & Taylor, ABC Home, Tui Pranich, China, Flatiron, Calvin Klein, Bobby Berk Home, Calypso St. Brth's, Scully & Scully, Mitchell Gold Bob Williams, Lord and Taylor, Scully and Scully, Calypso, Fishs Eddy, New York Museum of Modern Art, Pearl River Mart, Moma, West Elm, Lafayette Street, Wooster Street, William Wayne, Holidays, Holiday Season, Gracious Home, Bloomies, Ikea, Bloomingdale's, Cb2, Crosby Street, Restoration Hardware, Cristina Dos Santos, Bloomingdales, Museum of Modern Art, Dylans Candy Bar, Ralph Lauren, Conran, Tui, Property, Muji, New York News
Faith Hope Consolo

Whether you're looking for just a few new goblets or linens, or you're planning a major room overhaul, here are some home furnishings and housewares stores to plan your next big to-do.

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