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Local leaders suggest shopping locally 11/28/2012 11:00pm • Darci Marchese, wtop.com BETHESDA, Md. - Shopping for the holidays? Some area leaders hope consumers will buy local and help boost the local economy. Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot visited local shops in Bethesda Wednesday, kicking off his annual tour throughout the state promoting small Franchot Visits Bethesda to Talk Local Business, Online Shopping 11/28/2012 01:30pm • Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot (D) toured Woodmont Triangle on Wednesday to encourage residents to shop local this holiday season. Franchot said buying gifts online tax-free instead of at local merchants was “unpatriotic.” He thinks Congress will pass legislation that would insti Demand for more revenue may come from Internet sales 11/27/2012 09:01am • Dick Uliano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Online shopping has provided a long-time advantage to consumers, tax- free shopping. But during these tough economic times states are hankering for cash and the demand for more revenue could make tax-free shopping on the Internet extinct. Starting next Septem Wine, Beer Walks Returning to Crystal City 11/26/2012 01:50pm • Crystal City will be holding its popular indoor wine and beer walks again this year. The walks, now in their third year, combine light exercise (a one kilometer course through Crystal City’s underground shopping area) with moderate drinking (multiple wine/beer and snack stations are set up alo Cyber crooks ready to prey on Cyber Monday shoppers 11/26/2012 08:33am • Dick Uliano, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Retail analysts expect online discounts and bargains will spur $1.5 billion in online sales this Cyber Monday. But while shoppers are busy online, cyber security specialists say cyber criminals will be busy, too, looking for a piece of the action. To help Cyber Monday likely to be busiest online sales day 11/26/2012 03:56am • By MAE ANDERSON AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn. Cyber Monday, coined in 2005 by a shopping trade group that noticed online sales spiked on the Monday following Thanksgiving, is the next in a series of days Little-known Maryland tax applies to online shopping 11/25/2012 03:24pm • WASHINGTON - Bargain hunters are getting ready for Cyber Monday, the online shopping version of Black Friday. But some shoppers may be unintentionally breaking the law when they make online purchases. A law in Maryland called the "use tax" requires consumers to pay a 6 percent fee on their on Big deals, big risks: Thieves thrive on big shopping days 11/23/2012 01:17pm • WASHINGTON - 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. The Baltimore Sun reports the victim told police he was accosted by five men as he walked out of Morning Notes 11/23/2012 08:00am • Arlington Small Business Saturday – This holiday weekend, in addition to today’s traditional Black Friday shopping bonanza, Arlington residents will be able to participate in “Arlington Small Business Saturday.” The day encourages Arlingtonians to shop and din 7 tips to keep your wallet safe this Black Friday 11/21/2012 11:37pm • WASHINGTON - The turkey has been consumed and the naps taken. Your shoes are laced up and you've stretched. Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror and it's time to shop. But you may want to pump the brakes and brush up on what to know before you hit the store. The Consumerist has seven tips to Wildwood Kitchen’s Unique Fit in Bethesda 11/21/2012 11:45am • Chef Robert Wiedmaier has a number of D.C.-area restaurants, including Mussel Bar (7262 Woodmont Ave.) on Bethesda Row. But his newest creation, Wildwood Kitchen by Robert Wiedmaier (10223 Old Georgetown Rd.), is almost completely different. It’s small (55 seats with 2,000 square feet), the WTOP Gift Guide: Cool stuff from $10 to $200 11/20/2012 02:15am • Michelle Basch, wtop.com WASHINGTON - Looking for gift ideas? The 2012 WTOP Gift Guide has plenty of interesting things you can buy online in four different price categories. Happy shopping! $25 AND UNDER Storytime comes anytime with recordable storybooks. These tarot card trays are spo Holiday gift ideas: It's the year of the gift card 11/19/2012 04:02pm • WASHINGTON - Shopping for gift cards for friends and family this year? You're not alone. Gift cards are growing in popularity and 80 percent of holiday shoppers are expected to buy the cards either from a bank, credit card company or retailer. But U.S. News and World Report says that not all c New Costco to open in time for holiday shopping season 11/16/2012 04:00pm • WASHINGTON - A new Costco 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. Costco plans to open the 154,000-square-foot warehouse store Nov. 29 off New York Avenue in Northeast D.C., just minu Use online shopping to your advantage this holiday 11/12/2012 12:53pm • Megan Cloherty, wtop.com WASHINGTON - There will be more deals for online shoppers this season as retailers realize the technology at buyers' fingertips has changed the game. Retailers like Target, Macy's, Toys 'R Us and Nordstoms are so much more concerned this year with online shopping, that s