Special holiday shopping destinations in the L.A. area

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1 and runs through Christmas. Shay said that some of the holiday sales started right after Halloween this year. Related: Thanksgiving openings are the new normal The NRF estimated that 141 million Americans did some sort of shopping http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-1051274 during the four-day weekend, up just 1.2% from a year ago. It based that on a survey of more than 4,000 shoppers. But much of that gain came from online sales.

Visit http://www.simplyvintageous.blogspot.com for more information. Geren Ford Holiday shopping party On Saturday theres a holiday shopping party at the new Geren Ford Annex in Hollywood, where creative director and founder of the brand Geren Lockhart will be selling discounted items from her fall collection. Also joining in on the fun are designers and brands like Gregory Parkinson, Wren, Loden Dager, Bare, Vosges and the Wrapped, who will be selling everything from mens and womens clothes to wrapping supplies and chocolate. Its a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to peruse a great selection of stuff from local designers, all under one roof, and check out the newly opened Geren Ford Annex, the companys headquarters and retail space stocked with the collection plus items from other like-minded designers. Geren Ford Holiday Shopping party: 11 a.m.5 p.m. Saturday at the Annex, 1034 Seward St. Los Angeles.