Handbag Heaven & Boutique's Blog – October 2009 Archive (2)

Handbag Heaven - October Event - Trade-in for a Cause

This month, Handbag Heaven & Boutique

is holding a special trade-in event benefiting the Women's Resource Center of Sarasota County. Bring in a handbag that we can donate to Encore! and more the Women's Resource Center's consignment shop and we'll give you a substantial discount off a new bag. What better way to help other women in our area and update your look for fall. The discount is… Continue

Added by Handbag Heaven & Boutique on October 8, 2009 at 10:28pm — No Comments

Are Consumers Ready to Buy Again

Good question!

As a local business owner I have a vested interest in whether consumers in our area are going to be loosening their purse strings during the Christmas and high-season. I am not alone in this, tourism and retail sales figure greatly in the success and failure of many local businesses. With the decline in consumer confidence over the course of the economic downturn, we have seen a belt tightening not experienced in this area since the 1992, the last time the Florida… Continue

Added by Handbag Heaven & Boutique on October 5, 2009 at 12:31pm — No Comments