Hosiery News Archive - 30-Jul-2007

  • Shopping will be less taxing (The News & Observer)
    Back-to-school shoppers will find an added bonus shopping this weekend -- no tax on clothes and shoes that cost $100 or less.


  • Fun fall fashions (Montgomery Advertiser)
    In the world of fashion, Montgomery native Arlene Goldstein is a forecaster, a gatherer of information.


  • Evolution of the grocery store indicates changing attitudes among consumers (Williamsport Sun Gazette)
    Grocery store shopping in the 21st Century is markedly different than decades past as supermarkets continue to evolve with the pace of society. Grocery stores today are especially focusing on prepared food.


  • Shoppers, get ready (Hickory Daily Record)
    This weekend, shoppers in North Carolina will not have to pay sales tax on certian items. Clothing, shoes and school supplies less than $100 per item, computers less than $3,500 and computer supplies less than $250 each will all be exempt from sales tax.


  • Your guide to sales tax holiday in Carolinas (The Charlotte Observer)
    This weekend, back-to-school shoppers and regular citizens alike can shop tax-free in North Carolina and South Carolina. The annual sales tax holiday is 12:01 a.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday. In North Carolina, this means that the 6.75 percent sales tax (7.25 percent in Mecklenburg County) is lifted. In South Carolina, the 6 percent sales tax (7 percent in York and Lancaster) temporarily ...


  • Private equity firm to buy Deb Shops for $395 million (The Scranton Times-Tribune)
    Deb Shops Inc., a 75-year-old national retailer that started out as a humble hosiery store in Philadelphia, said Friday it will be acquired by an investment firm for $395 million in cash.


  • Engineering center, Medicaid relief in state budget (Hickory Daily Record)
    The General Assembly appears to be set to adjourn its session this week with a budget and several pieces of legislation that could have a profound impact on Catawba County.


  • Private equity firm to buy Deb Shops for US$395 million, no job cuts planned (CP via Yahoo! Canada News)
    PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Deb Shops Inc., a 75-year-old national retailer that started out as a humble hosiery store in Philadelphia, said Friday it will be acquired by an investment firm for US$395 million in cash.


  • UPI NewsTrack Entertainment News (Moldova.org)
    Queen's wedding attire, gifts on displayLONDON, July 27 (UPI) -- Queen Elizabeth II stepped back to her wedding day 60 years ago in post-war Britain as she privately reviewed a new summer exhibit at Buckingham Palace.A Royal Wedding: 20 November 1947 includes her Norman Hartnell couturier wedding gown and many of the 2,500 wedding presents -- from tinned pineapple to hosiery and glove, a ...


  • More business briefs (Daily Bulletin)
    T-Mobile USA said its prepaid phone customers may not be able to refill their accounts due to what the cell phone provider called a "systems upgrade issue." ...


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    Hosiery News Archive - 30-Jul-2007