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“If men liked shopping, they’d call it research.”  ~ Cynthia Nelms

Shoppers Jam Stores

It’s Black Friday, and the National Retail Federation estimates that up to 134 million Americans will go bargain-hunting during the traditional kickoff to the Christmas shopping season.

Economic experts are watching closely this year to see whether consumers are feeling confident…

Saturday Holiday Shophop

OK, so not to point out the obvious, but Redding’s downtown isn’t like Chico’s.

Nor does it remotely resemble Fourth Street in Berkeley, where some really great shops are clumped together in one place. You park and walk from shop to…