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Tips for Shopping Target + Neiman Holiday Collection

 

The good news is, fans of Marc Jacobs and Brian Atwood don’t camp out. But they do wake up early for a limited edition designer holiday gift collection, and can shop at lightening speed. The tremendous build up to the unprecedented collaboration between Target, Neiman Marcus and 24 big-name designers climaxes tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. There will be joy. There could be…

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Omforme Pop Up Shop

A home furnishings pop up shop opens Saturday in the North Loop. Omforme features refinished furniture and home accessories by designer Carter Averbeck as well as paintings by Drew Beson. Averbeck, who also runs Trompe Decorative Finishes, says he’s never content with common goods, and loves the challenge of transforming discarded objects into something…

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Get Your Bad Bathroom on HGTV

If you’ve been dreaming of  DIY Network host Matt Muenster crashing your bad bathroom, here’s your shot. Muenster, a Twin Cities-based licensed contractor and interior designer, will pick his next bathroom makeover subject for an upcoming episode of Bath Crashers at the Mall of America on Tuesday, Dec. 4.

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Cyber Monday

Rare is the day without its own special shopping holiday this time of year, and because Tuesday-Saturday were feeling left out, Cyber Monday has actually morphed into Cyber Week. Expect major retailers including Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Kohl’s to offer special deals online not just today, but all week long. Of course, today is…

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Christkindlsmarket

Craving a bit of authentically charming holiday shopping after spending the night in line at Wal-Mart? Head to downtown Excelsior for Christkindlsmarkt, inspired by traditional German markets, with food, music, shopping, reindeer rides, and visits with Santa. It’s an annual Thanksgiving weekend event that should make you thankful we have so many wonderfully…

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Little Lulu

 

I’m not sure when little girls started wearing $72 workout pants—probably shortly after their moms adopted a uniform of $98 yoga pants. Anyway, there’s now a destination for upscale activewear for girls, and of course it is brought to us by the company that made…

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Black Friday Lounge

Forever 21 wasn’t able to get its huge new Mall of America store open for Black Friday, and the mall still hasn’t told us what will fill the rest of the former Bloomingdale’s space, but MOA is covering like a pro. The Southeast Court has been turned into a Read more.

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HGTV Holidays at MOA

HGTV has taken over the Rotunda at Mall of America for the holidays. Hosts from many of the network’s shows will be appearing throughout the busy shopping season. A model home has been set up, next to the soaring Christmas trees, along with a couple of Kodak-worthy winter scenes, and watch for daily…

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Intelligent Nutrients Opening

For an oasis of calm at the Mall of America this weekend, step into the new Intelligent Nutrients store, now open on the first floor, south side. This is the first store beyond corporate headquarters in Northeast Minneapolis for the organic beauty brand that is…

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