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Small Business Saturday: Guide to shopping small in the DC area 11/25/2021 04:38pm • The turkey and pumpkin pie have been gobbled up, and your focus has shifted to that holiday shopping list. Before grabbing your phone and loading up your online shopping cart or heading for the big-box retailer, D.C.-area small businesses hope you give a thought to shopping local. Small Business The Best Time to Buy Everything 11/23/2021 07:00pm • When it comes to shopping, finding the best deals is a wonderful feeling. It's a little like striking gold or locating the X on a map for buried treasure.Missing out on those best deals and hearing from your friends or family about a great sale you had no idea was happening -- well, that's less fun. Avocado Green Mattress sets opening date for first D.C. store 11/23/2021 08:25am • Organic mattress-in-a-box manufacturer Avocado Green Mattress is opening its first D.C. outpost on Black Friday. The new store at 3336 M St. in Georgetown's Cady's Alley will debut at 10 a.m. Friday. The space was previously occupied by Rent The Runway. The Washington Business Journal's Daniel J. S 2021 Thanksgiving DC-area grocery store hours 11/22/2021 07:20am • You forgot the cranberry sauce again, didn't you? Well, that's OK. Every year, there seems to be at least one item on our Thanksgiving shopping list that gets forgotten. So here are the grocery stores that will and won't be open for those last-minute buys. More Thanksgiving News Looking to shop local? These D.C.-area holiday markets have you covered. 11/22/2021 05:00am • While the region’s holiday markets were hit-or-miss last year as the Covid pandemic was still in its pre-vaccination period, local organizations and businesses large and small are back in nearly full force with their shopping events for 2021.  Outdoor markets were more likely to go on in 2020 � Virginia Tech cybersecurity expert on how to avoid online shopping scams this holiday season 11/22/2021 04:04am • The holiday shopping season is now well underway, and watchdogs want to help people avoid, detect and report online shopping scams. “Reports about online shopping issues aren't new for the Federal Trade Commission, but the supply chain issues related to the pandemic have made matters much, much 7 of the Best Grocery Stocks to Buy Now 11/21/2021 07:00pm • Analysts recommend these grocery stocks this holiday season.Most Americans are preparing for holiday meals, and grocery prices are soaring. Grocery retailers are dealing with rising costs, supply chain disruptions and difficult year-over-year pandemic comparisons. Online grocery sales continue to ri 24 gift ideas for nursing home residents 11/21/2021 11:00am • Gifts that keep on giving Your time and attention during nursing home visits are wonderful gifts in themselves. But when there's a holiday or birthday on the way, or you just want to pamper someone you care about, you have plenty of gift-giving options. Just keep a few guidelines in mind: - Data Doctors: 2021 Online shopping tips 11/19/2021 04:30pm • Q: What are the latest online shopping safety tips? A: The holiday season always drives online purchase volume to the highest levels of the year, which also means that those with malicious intent step up their tactics as well. Elaborate phishing scams One of the more sophisticated scams incorpo 9 Best Retail Stocks to Buy This Holiday Season 11/18/2021 07:00pm • These retail stocks could have a big holiday season.Analysts and investors anticipate a strong holiday shopping season in 2021, and retail stocks could be big winners. Bank of America projects U.S. fourth-quarter retail sales growth of 4.9% in 2021. That growth is down from 11.2% in 2020 but up from Signs You Might Be Addicted to Processed Foods 11/18/2021 12:00am • Do you often find you eat more than you really want to? Does it kind of feel like the time you wanted to quit smoking (or drugs, alcohol, weed, vaping, shopping, gambling, relationships or sex) and found that you couldn't -- or that it took a lot more effort than you had anticipated?The common facto How to Choose a Financial Advisor 11/18/2021 12:00am • Aspiring clients will rarely have a problem finding a financial advisorInstead, the challenge is deciding what kind of advisor to work with. There are myriad types of advisors, fee structures and services on offer from money professionals using the "financial advisor" title. Sorting through those di Federal Student Loan Servicing Changes 11/17/2021 12:00am • Student loan servicers handle billing and other services on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education, and they work directly with borrowers to assist them in repaying their student loans. If you have federal student loans, you might have heard about some changes coming to federal student loan serv DC's Downtown Holiday Market starts Friday 11/16/2021 12:36pm • This is the 17th year for the Downtown Holiday Market, which focuses on boosting small and minority-owed business and local retailers, with more than 70 businesses from across the D.C. region. (Courtesy Downtown DC Business Improvement District) The Downtown D.C. Business Improvement District’ Shopping online for the holidays? 3 words you’ll see a lot 11/15/2021 10:00am • It is always disappointing when you find what you want online, and the screen says, “Out of Stock.” You’ll be seeing a lot of that as you shop for the holidays this year. Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks e-commerce throughout the year, notes the prevalence of out-of-stock messages was u