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Spend less time hunting for parking this holiday

Hover and circle less as you hit the mall this weekend for your last round of Christmas shopping with these tips for faster parking.

Tags: shopping, parking, traffic, Max Smith

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Four-legged family members receive holiday gifts, too

Holiday shoppers are not just buying for friends, family and co-workers. It turns out they're also shopping for their four-legged family members.

Tags: del walters, pets,

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The best local shops for holiday gift hunting

WTOP scoped out several local stores with promising gift options - from jewelry, books, puzzles to clothing - that are guaranteed to please a loved one or friend. Beside receiving an earnest "thank you" from the recipient, you'll support the local business community in the shopping process.

Tags: holiday gift ideas, megan gygax

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Living in Style: What to wear this holiday season

Style for Hire's Lisa Tumbarello offers tips to make you look great and feel comfortable among your co-workers or that special someone. WTOP met Lisa at Banana Republic at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, Md. where she showed us this year's holiday trends.

Tags: holiday season, christmas, fashion, Style for Hire, Lisa Tumbarello, Paula Wolfson

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Big deals, big risks: Thieves thrive on big shopping days

The case of a 14-year-old boy robbed of his shopping bag outside Anne Arundel Mills mall after a Black Friday shopping trip highlights the need for shopper safety awareness, police say.

Tags: shopping safety, crime, financial crime, Internet safety

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Montgomery police step up patrols at shopping centers

Montgomery County police announced a new safety campaign called "Shop with a Cop" Tuesday to ring in the start of the holiday season.

Tags: police, crime, safety

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Holiday gift ideas: It's the year of the gift card

Gift cards are growing in popularity and provide more protections than cash and some are even mobile.

Tags: gift cards, credit cards, 2009 credit card act

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New Costco to open in time for holiday shopping season

A new Costco store will open in the District in the next few weeks, bringing much needed jobs and low food prices to a neighborhood that has lacked retail service for years.

Tags: economic development, Dakota Crossing, Fort Lincoln, costco,

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Holiday shoppers will buy more and buy early

Shoppers will be spending more this year on holiday gifts, and will do more of their shopping online than ever before.

Tags: shopping, gifts

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