Sunday, November 11, 2007

Rockin' Shoppin' Eve 2006

Four Seasons Town Centre, Greensboro, North Carolina. Scenes from the first annual Rockin' Shoppin' Eve, November 24th, 2006. (photographed with camera phone)

Along with several other malls owned by General Growth Properties, Four Seasons Town Centre celebrated the biggest shopping day of the year with an all night shopping party. The first Rockin' Shoppin' Eve was a success, and the mall plans to do it again this year on November 23rd, starting at 1:00 AM. Enjoy great bargains, exclusive discounts, free giveaways, rockin' entertainment, and much more!

For more details on this year's event, check out Four Seasons Town Centre's Website.

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Charlotte Retail Memories


A public TV retail segment featuring George Ivey of the Ivey's department Store chain. It looks at both Belk and Ivey's, Charlotte's dominant downtown retailers.


This clip features Charlotte retailers John Belk of Belk, Inc. and Leon Levine of Family Dollar Stores, Inc. There are lots of interesting clips -- a quick shot of Charlottetown Mall (and the Charlottetown Cinemas sign), the implosion of the downtown Belk store (!), early picture of the SouthPark fountain, and more.

Thanks to Pat Richardson for posting these video clips on YouTube.
Belk, Monroe, North Carolina. Harvest Sale w/ William Henry Belk enjoying the proceedings, 1950. (Courtesy Pat Richardson)

To celebrate Belk's 100th Anniversary in 1988, a unique collage featuring memorabilia from Belk and Leggett’s' first 100 years in business was created. Here is a diagram of some of the items on the collage. (Courtesy Pat Richardson)

Belk, Monroe, North Carolina. A typical shopping scene from the 1950s. (Courtesy Pat Richardson)

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