Charleene Closshey of Plant City is co-chair for the Peace Couture Saks Fifth Avenue fundraiser, to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2 at 235 Westshore Plaza, Tampa. This will benefit The Spring of Tampa Bay and is in conclusion of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which was October. Admission is $50, or $75 for patron tickets. ...more

October 25, 2009

Lines are already forming for free makeup being given away because of a class-action lawsuit. At the cosmetics counter at Macy's at Westshore Plaza, the line snaked out the door this into the cold as customers stood in line to get a free soap. Saks Fifth Avenue cosmetic counters were handing out under-eye cream. Lines were similarly long at the Citrus Park mall. ...more

January 20, 2009

Beginning today, consumers who participated in a recent class-action cosmetics settlement can pick up free makeup from certain department stores. ...more

January 20, 2009

Beginning Tuesday, consumers who participated in a recent class-action cosmetics settlement can pick up free makeup from certain department stores. Consumers can show up at the stores involved in the lawsuit and receive one product valued at about $20. Consumers must sign a legal document saying they bought makeup from the store between May 29, 1994, and July 16, 2003. No sales receipt is necessary. ...more

January 19, 2009

Retailers reported dismal sales figures for December on Thursday as even Wal-Mart Stores, one of the bright spots in the industry, finally buckled under the pressures of the deteriorating economy. ...more

January 9, 2009

As expected, shoppers packed the stores Friday cashing in their gift cards or swapping items they didn't need for something they wanted. ...more

December 27, 2008

The rich are tightening their belts, too. Even if it's still a Gucci. ...more

December 23, 2008

A Seminole Heights agency for former women inmates and a Sulphur Springs center for children were among eight recipients of money from the Tampa Palms Women's Club. ...more

December 17, 2008

Heading into the holidays it's likely that you're going to be thinking a lot about money. This time of year tax advisers like to remind us that there are ways to minimize our tax bill next April. With an economic downturn in full swing and a new president waiting in the wings, that typical advice is coming up against a range of uncertainties this year. ...more

November 30, 2008

Want to take a shower with Brad Pitt? Well, we can't actually arrange that (and Angelina may have a problem with it). But the next time you lather up, you can give Brad a hand. ...more

November 15, 2008