Hellertown and Lower Saucon Township retailers are hoping you will make an effort to shop local on Black Friday, Nov. 25, and Small Business Saturday, Nov. 26.
The Lehigh Valley's first Costco warehouse store will open Friday, Nov. 18 at 8 a.m., the company officially announced in a news release Tuesday.
It may be hard to believe, but it's been a decade since The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley opened in Upper Saucon Township and greatly expanded the shopping and dining options available to Hellertown and Lower Saucon residents. In recognition of the outdoor lifestyle center's 10th anniversary, the Promenade Shops will host a special day-long celebration Saturday, Oct. 29.
Although it will be located at least 20 minutes from Hellertown--and further from other parts of the Saucon Valley--many local residents are interested in the upcoming opening of a Whole Foods supermarket in the new Hamilton Crossings shopping center on Krocks Road, just off Rt. 222 in Lower Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
It won't be long till Saucon Valley, Southern Lehigh and Upper Bucks residents have a new shopping destination for discounted designer clothes and housewares.
A number of Hellertown businesses and organizations will also be participating in the Community Yard Sale by offering specials, raffles and sales.
The final countdown to Christmas is on, and the time for last-minute (possibly frantic) holiday shopping is here. For that reason local shopping malls are staying open later this week.
Since many retailers are now opening their doors to shoppers earlier than ever on Thanksgiving Day, the debate about how early is too early to start shopping for holiday bargains (or if there is such a thing as "too early") is continuing.
