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GREENSBORO - Get up to 75 percent off during a moving sale at Smith Beautiful Living (403 Pisgah Church Road, Greensboro; 275-6414).

Items except for Crabtree & Evelyn and those that are related to Christmas are 10 percent to 75 percent off.

The store will stay open at its current location at The Village at North Elm through Dec. 31. The new location will be announced later.

Books-A-Million

Bookstore chain Books-A-Million (1570-C Highwoods Blvd., 291-0090) is closing its Greensboro store.

The store is in the Jefferson Village shopping center near Bryan Boulevard and New Garden Road.

It opened in December 2008.

Books-A-Million has 14 remaining stores in North Carolina, including one in Asheboro, according to its website.

Visit www.booksamillion.com for more info.

SRI Shoe Warehouse

SRI Shoe Warehouse is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a 20-percent discount.

Visit www.srishoes.com/falloffer to print the coupon.

The company has a store in Greensboro (3721 Battleground Ave.; 294-9030), Raleigh and Baltimore.

Stuart Rosenberg and his wife Barbara opened the first store in Raleigh in 1991.

Fashion show

You can help raise money for breast cancer research by attending a fashion show in Greensboro.

The Secret Tea Room (412 State Street; 271-2998) is hosting the show, which begins at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.

Other shops along State Street are participating.

Tickets are $25 and include door prizes, wine tasting, cheese and fruit platters, and a jazz band that will perform afterward at Cornerstone Garden (414-B State St., Greensboro; 392-4031).

Cash and checks are accepted. Make checks payable to Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test.

Call or visit The Secret Tea Room (271-2998) to make reservations because seating is limited.

Spirit Halloween

Ghost and goblin wannabes have a new place to shop in Greensboro.

Spirit Halloween (500 Four Seasons Town Centre, 852-6966) recently opened in the former CompUSA store behind the mall.

This year, Spirit Halloween is expected to open nearly 1,000 stores in the United States and Canada.

The stores sell costumes and accessories for kids and adults.

Each store also raises money for a local hospital through the Spirit of Children program, which brings Halloween celebrations to patients.

Sylvia's Outlet

All shoes at Sylvia's Outlet (4654 U.S. 29, Greensboro; 621-6466) will be 25 percent off Thursday through Saturday.

Brands include Ryka, B. Makowsky and Etonic.

King-size goose down comforters are also on sale for $40.

Fall bazaar

Greensboro Mothers of Multiples is having its annual fall bazaar from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

Highlights include exhibits from area retailers, home-based businesses and hand-made goods. A bake sale and raffle is also panned.

It will be at St. Andrews Episcopal Church (2105 W. Market St.).

National Coupon Month

Yes kids, September is National Coupon Month.

I kid you not.

Anyway, to help celebrate, Regina Novickis from PromotionalCodes.com has a list of tips when it comes to taking advantage of those online coupons.

Here are some pointers:

o Take advantage of promotional codes for places including Target, Macy's, Home Depot, HP, Travelocity, and 1-800 Flowers.

You'll find the codes at sites including www.promotionalcodes.com, www.couponwinner.com and www.promocodes.com.

o Stack those coupons or codes. Some retailers let you to use more than one coupon or code on the same offer. One example is Target, which lets you use a $5 off promotional code, coupled with a free shipping code.

o Take advantage of social media. Many retailers are posting special codes and promotions via Twitter and Facebook.

Become Web savvy 

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Got a tip to share? Let me know by Monday before the Sunday publication date.

Contact Mike Fuchs at 484-1175 or michael.fuchs@news-record.com