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Store promotions are going to be de rigueur for the next few months, so we suggest you get selective about where you shop. Now, with a li...

Store promotions are going to be de rigueur for the next few months, so we suggest you get selective about where you shop. Now, with a little advance knowledge and some careful thought you can get a great bargain every time you pull out your credit cardShopper8217;s shop

Take the case of the Bombay Store. Through this month, they have lined up mega events. Already interactive games and prizes for the highest purchaser have been laid out. Over Christmas, there will be a Santa in the store. Carol singing, games for children, fancy dress competitions, tableware promos and book readings complete the picture. Similarly, Shopper8217;s Stop is going to have a five-kg cake 8212; for any child who buys goodies worth Rs 750 and above. A real life Santa will be in the store from Dec 19 to Dec 25. But he will face stiff competition from another Santa 8212; the 70ft jolly giant outside the store, welcoming customers. This is the season to be jolly 8212; you can shop till you drop and actually get a prize for yourpurchases!

Art accessories

Or check out all the new stores and new ranges on offer. Splendour, a new store exclusively devoted to artefacts, has opened at Hughes Road. This showroom displays the Splendour 988242; collection of designer duo, Shobhana Mehta and Lata Walia 8212; whose clients include everyone from the Birlas to the Prince of Brunei. The showroom aims to promote young Indian artists in the field of applied art. Over the next few months, the showroom will offer everything from designers to contract services, materials and accessories from India and abroad, under one roof.

Splendour, 35 Hughes Road, Mumbai. Ph no: 361 8836 / 363 1669.

Xmas bounty

Yamini, the Bangalore-based home furnishings company, has launched an exclusive range of table and kitchen linen for Christmas. Table cloths, napkin rings, pot holders and gloves are available in prints like holly berry, Christmas trees and stockings 8212; in red, green, gold and white. Priced between Rs 45 to Rs 600, SunitaNamjoshi8217;s products spell Value For Money.

Yamini at Pantaloons, Paradise Towers, Gokhale Rd, Nagpada, Thane W. Ph no: 538 6898.