Thursday, May 9, 2013
The restaurant will also have a raffle for Mother's Day.
Mother's Day is right around the corner, and if you're looking to celebrate here in Kingstowne, you can start by enjoying a special brunch at King Street Blues. The restaurant will also have a Mother's Day raffle for a $50 gift card and $100 to a charity of their choice. Other restaurants in Kingstowne to consider for brunch or a nice Mother's Day dinner include, Uno Chicago Bar & Grill, Macaroni Grill, Bonefish Grill or Ruby Tuesday. According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF), many consumers will splurge on brunch or dinner for Mother's Day this year. Consumers are expected to spend a total of about $3.5 billion. Gift Ideas and Consumer Spending The NRF survey shows that consumers are looking to pamper moms …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
How much will Kingstowne residents spend this holiday? The National Retail Federation's survey shows that people won't pay the big bucks to express their love this year.
A National Retail Federation (NRF) survey — conducted by BIGinsight — revealed only a slight increase in expected sales this year with the average person planning to spend $130.97 on candy, cards, gifts and more, up from $126.03 last year, according to a recent news release. Total spending will reach an estimated $18.6 billion. “Valentine’s Day remains one of the biggest gift-giving holidays of the year, and although consumers will be conscientious with their spending, it’s great to see that millions of Americans are still looking forward to celebrating with their loved ones,” said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay in a statement. The survey also showed that about 51 percent of gift givers will buy candy, spending a total of $1.6 billion …
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Witches, princesses and Big Bird are popular nationally; local kids are looking for creepy, gory costumes.
This year, trick-or-treaters, pampered (and/or tortured) pets and partygoers all over the U.S. will dress up in spooky, adorable, cute or funny costumes and hit the town for Halloween. Some local kids are looking for creepier costumes this year, said Harold Grabes, general manager of the Party City on Frontier Drive. “This season, they’re going more gory and haunted,” Grabes said. “For every kid that asks for something like Luigi, I get about ten more asking for the Grim Reaper.” Ryan Whalen, a sales representative at Target on Richmond Highway, said he has received a lot of calls from people who are interested in Avengers-related costumes for their children. However, Whalen said Target does stock some of their other commonly popular …
