{Now Hiring} Looking for a PT Retail Job in Cary? Check out Swagger!

Swagger Gifts {Cary | online} is looking to hire a customer-focused sales professional for Saturdays and some weekdays!

If you are:

  • Self Motivated & Results Driven
  • Willing to go the extra mile
  • Not afraid to talk to new people
  • Detailed and organized
  • Burning with a desire to succeed

…then they would love for you to please fill out their employee application and take it into the store by Monday, April 2nd!

Swagger will be setting up interviews for the week of April 9th. No Sales Experience Necessary. You can download their employee application online at http://www.swaggergifts.com/files/Employment_Application.doc to show just how prepared you are.

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{Sale Alert} A Great Deal on Denim at Swagger

Nice jeans are a staple in my wardrobe. I’m usually a James Jeans kind of girl, but for a deal like this, I am most certainly willing to be persuaded otherwise! Check out this killer denim promotion that my friends at Swagger Gifts {Cary | online} are running right now:

denim sale at swagger gifts

It’s really that simple! Stop by and visit with the girls at Swagger, try on white Henry & Belle jeans, and get 50% off select styles of Henry & Belle blue denim!

I have been a major fan of white denim for years, so this sale? A win-win for this girl right here – and hopefully for you, too! Let’s hear it in the comments… what are your thoughts on white denim? Will Swagger make a believer out of you with this deal?

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{You’re Invited} Scout Trunk Show Begins Tomorrow at Swagger

If last week as all about green in anticipation of St. Patrick’s Day (and it was), then this week is all about your personal invitations to all of the best retail events happening across town this week and upcoming weekend! The latest to be added to the calendar? The Swagger Gifts {Cary | online} Scout Trunk Show!

swagger spring scout trunk show

Starting tomorrow (Thursday, March 22) and lasting through Saturday, join the girls at Swagger for one of their most popular events… the Spring Scout Trunk Show! Specials for this show include:

  • Buy any five Scout items, get the sixth free
  • Free Scout gift with every $75 or more purchase
  • FREE vinyl monograms on all Scout items
  • …and more!

You can also order any item from the entire 2012 catalog during this special trunk show event.

Shop savvy!

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{You’re Invited} Spring Shopping Event at Madison on Thursday Night

Madison boutique's spring shopping event

If those beautiful Spring colors pictured above don’t make you want to shop, how about this:

Madison boutique's spring shopping event

Yes, 30% off, plus treats and entertainment – all in store for you at Cameron Village‘s Madison {Raleigh} boutique on Thursday evening!

PS: The retail details for this fab event, as well as all others on the I <3 Retail radar, can always be found right here - http://iheartretail.com/calendar/. Check it out. Be awesome. Tell a friend. (It’s great retail karma!)

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{You’re Invited} Get a Look at Spring Fashions for a Great Cause with Junior League of Raleigh and Belk this Weekend!

Junior League of Raleigh Fashion Forward event at Belk Crabtree Valley Mall

Did you think you’d find yourself at a fashion show this upcoming Sunday evening? If not, now’s a great time to change your mind as we all start thinking about changing our wardrobes over to the Spring season! Goodbye chunky sweaters (see you again next Fall!), hello strappy sandals and bright colors!

Join the local ladies from the Junior League of Raleigh at Crabtree Valley Mall’s Belk {HQ in Charlotte, NC | online} for a glamorous evening of Spring fashion, fun, and fundraising. The event lasts from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. and includes a private fashion show at 7 p.m., with special guest Brynn Harbert, Marketing Manager for Lilly Pulitzer; exclusive shopping discount; wine, hors d’oeuvres, and live entertainment; Red Carpet giveaways; an exciting Diamonds & Champagne Raffle; and more!

General admission tickets are $25 each and include a Belk gift card and parting gift bag, with proceeds benefiting Junior League of Raleigh‘s community partnerships, volunteer service and leadership training. VIP tickets are available for $75 each and include a Belk gift card, VIP parting gift bag, fashion show priority seating, a complimentary General Admission ticket to share with a friend, and one Diamonds & Champagne Raffle ticket.

Tickets are available at http://www.jlraleigh.org, but online ticket sales end Thursday at midnight and there will be limited tickets available at the door… so don’t delay in reserving yours in advance.

As always, you can find details on this local retail event (and so many more!) on the I <3 Retail calendar… updated daily!

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Kiss me, I'm local
image via Independent We Stand

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{Window Shopping} Last Day to Find Your Lucky Green Goods before St. Patrick’s Day!

Today’s St. Patrick’s Day finds to wind down our the week of green here on I <3 Retail come from Dapper Style House {Downtown Raleigh}… open until 12:30am tonight for your Downtown Raleigh shopping pleasure! (I love their late-night hours… you all don’t know how many times I’ve taken advantage of them and shopped, while enjoying a cocktail, when I just didn’t like what I was wearing out that particular night!)

St. Patrick's Day green goods from Dapper Style House

Shopping Guide:
1 – Moon – Mary Jane lace dress, $68 at Dapper
2 – Publish – Augustin Moto coat, on sale $68 at Dapper
3Lumina Clothing necktie, $78 at Dapper
4 – Frank Dandy Jamaica boxer, $28 at Dapper
5 – 36Point5 Kitty blouse, $40 at Dapper
6 – Julkee – Sarah open back dress, $66 at Dapper
7 – Mooi earrings, $20 at Dapper
8 – Midori cocktail, $6 at Dapper
9 – Julkee – Jessica dress, $66 at Dapper
10 – Publish – Neiman short, $82 at Dapper

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{Window Shopping} Green Goodness from The Art of Style and Swagger

Green week continues here on I <3 Retail in anticipation of Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities with more shades of green than you can shake a stick at from The Art of Style {Raleigh} and Swagger Gifts {Cary | online}!

St. Patrick's day green finds from The Art of Style and Swagger Gifts

Shopping Guide:
1 – Forest green sateen trench, $128 at The Art of Style
2 – SL green wrap top and emerald margaret kimono dress, $42 and $68 at The Art of Style
3 – Military green anorak jacket, $88 at The Art of Style
4 – Scarves, $24 at Swagger Gifts
5 – Skirt, at The Art of Style
6 – Clutch, $34 at Swagger Gifts

Stay lucky, readers!

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{Window Shopping} Green Jewelry for Every Style at Cameron Village from Beleza and Madison

Can’t decide precisely which dress or top to commit to for St. Patrick’s Day? Don’t worry about it. It just might be all in the jewelry for you and shoppers at Raleigh’s Cameron Village are not in the least bit wanting for great sources to satisfy their hunger for these accessories.

Today’s St. Patrick’s Day picks come from Beleza… a fair trade boutique {Raleigh | online} and Madison {Raleigh}, both of which are featuring green jewelry sales! During the entire month of March, all green jewelry and accessories are 20% off (and all earrings are 20% off for the month, too) at Beleza and on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week, all green earrings at Madison are 15% off. Time to stock up, fellow jewelry junkies!

St. Patrick's Day green goods from Beleza and Madison

Shopping Guide:
1 – Green bracelets, earrings, necklaces and more (that are fair trade); starting at $24 at Beleza… a fair trade boutique
2 – Green tear drop earrings, starting at $24.50 at Madison

Happy Wednesday-ing, shoppers!

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{Window Shopping} Day 3 of St. Pat’s Finds: Galatea and Joint Venture Jewelry

It’s Day 3 of St. Patrick’s day preparations here on I <3 Retail! Today's fab finds come from Galatea Boutique {Downtown Raleigh} in Seaboard Station and Joint Venture Jewelry {Cary} in the Arboretum at Weston.

St. Patrick's day green finds from Galatea Boutique and Joint Venture Jewelry

Shopping Guide:
1Kenda Kist earrings, $90; Chalcedony bracelet, $150; both at Joint Venture Jewelry
2 – Sterling green stone ring, $60 at Joint Venture Jewelry
3 – Vintage St. Patrick’s Day card, $4; green readers, $12; recycled fabric scarf $15 (Editor’s note: truly “green”!); MC Floyd locally designed earrings, $34; all at Galatea Boutique

Have you found your lucky attire and accessories yet for Saturday? If not (and really, even if you have, who couldn’t use more luck?), stay tuned for more local finds tomorrow!

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