Just Between Friends Fort Worth Children's and Maternity Consignment Sales Event, September 4-11, Anticipates Largest Turn Out in History

Just Between Friends Fort Worth, Texas' largest children's and maternity consignment sale, is reporting a record-breaking number of consignors and shoppers registering for their semi-annual sales event being held September 4-11, 2010 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth. Registration is up 20% over the Spring 2010 sales event. The renowned sale is targeted to provide special deals and recession relief to Metroplex area families.

"The Great Recession of the past couple of years has motivated more families than ever to find ways to stretch their household budgets," said Joanie Morrison, Co-Owner, Just Between Friends of Fort Worth. "As a result our semi-annual sale has grown by leaps and bounds. Years ago when we started Just Between Friends Fort Worth, we mainly saw budget shoppers. These days with nearly everyone searching for savings, we see shoppers of all varieties! Not only is our parking lot filled with mini-vans and SUV's, people pull up in Mercedes and BMW's all the time. Everyone is looking to economize and a Just Between Friends consignment sale completely fits the bill," stated Morrison.

The semi-annual sale, held at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth September 3 – 11, 2010, features a giant collection of boutique and name brand children's and maternity Fall and Winter clothing, costumes, toys, and baby equipment. A portion of the sale proceeds as well as the unsold items are donated to local charitable organizations. These charities are Community Enrichment Center's Open Arms Program, Teen Lifeline, and Fort Worth Metro.

With humble beginnings in Morrison's living room, Just Between Friends of Fort Worth has grown to a massive sale that requires over 75,000 square feet of space. Now in their fifteenth season, boutique and brand name maternity, baby and children's merchandise, including toys and equipment will be quick to go. The upcoming sale accepts consignors who wish to sell their own items up until the day before the sale.

WHEN:        Saturday, September 4th - 2.00pm – 8.00pm – Prime Time Shopping Day
                    Sunday, September 5th – 1.00pm – 8.00pm
                    Monday, September 6th – 10.00am – 7.00pm
                    Friday, September 10th – 10.00am – 7.00pm
                    Saturday, September 11th – 8.00am – 8.00pm – 50% off day sale

WHERE:    Will Rogers Memorial Center - Exhibit Hall
                 3401 West Lancaster, Fort Worth, TX; 817.392.7469

CONTACTS: Pam Willingham & Joanie Morrison, Owners

ADMISSION: Two days only – Saturday, September 4th - $10.00 per person 18 and over; Sunday, September 5th - $3.00 per person 18 and over – all other days FREE. Sale is open to the public.

About Just Between Friends
Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc. was started by two busy, budget conscious moms in Tulsa, OK in February of 1997. Their hope and dream was to make a little extra money and clothe their children without having to pay expensive retail prices. In just thirteen short years, the company has grown from one location in Tulsa, OK to 107 sale locations in twenty three states, making it the largest children's consignment sale organization in the country. Recently JBF was featured on ABC's "Headline News, " "Good Morning America," "Inside Edition," and CNBC on "The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch," For more information and photos go to http://www.jbfsale.com/fortworth.

About Open Arms
Open Arms is a long-term program that provides a step-by-step method for rebuilding of traumatized lives. The emphasis is on individuality. Besides safe housing, food and clothing, they provide instruction on parenting, budgeting, career development, recognition of abusive traits and anger control. In addition, Open Arms also provides information, education, referrals, crisis intervention, food, clothing, and family counseling to approximately 125 individuals per month to the community. Research indicates that 85% of those who complete the long-term care program stay out of abusive relationships permanently. These women enter into the mainstream of society as self-supporting, tax paying individuals who have a sense of mental, emotional, social and spiritual wholeness. For more information visit their web site at http://www.thecec.org.

About Teen Lifeline
Teen Lifeline, Inc. meets the needs of hurting teenagers by providing a safe place of acceptance, empowerment and support. They assist schools, churches and families in their efforts to provide encouragement and support to their teens, and give individual attention to the needs and concerns o women's jackets f those teens through personal involvement, interaction and a greater knowledge and understanding of relationships.

Teen Lifeline, Inc. believes that while physical and emotional support may be provided to help teenagers overcome the pain and hurt they experience, true healing comes through a relationship with Jesus Christ. Their ultimate goal is to introduce and/or strengthen the lives of the young people they work with through voluntary, individual care programs. For more information go to http://www.lifelivedbetter.org.

About Fort Worth Metro
Fort Worth Metro is a faith-based non-profit organization that has been in operation for 13 years. Their mission is to reach people in the inner-city and equip them to bring positive change in their communities. They go into high crime, low income areas in Fort Worth and work with anywhere between 1,000 and 1,500 children on a weekly basis, meeting social, physical, and spiritual needs through their program. They provide clothing, groceries, school shoes, school supplies and much more. Their biggest events are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Summer Camp where they take 300-400 kids to Maypearl, Texas for a weekend camp. Visit their website to learn more about this great program - http://www.fortworthmetro.org.

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Suss2 Launches Classic Bamboo Knitwear Collection For Today’s Busy, Modern Woman

Suss2 today announced that celebrity designer Suss Cousins has launched her Fall line of distinctive, classic, and luxurious knitwear designed for today's busy, modern Woman. The collection is available exclusively at http://www.Suss2.com.

"Our customers love this collection," says Suss Cousins, founder and designer, "and are delighted when they learn that our knits are made with Bamboo."

"Bamboo is incredibly soft, feels like silk, and is eco-friendly," says Suss, who designs clothing for the entertainment industry and has maintained a boutique store on Los Angeles' trendy Beverly Boulevard since 1985. "Suss2 consists of my most sought-after modern, classic knits," adds Suss.

"The Bamboo knits drape elegantly, resist wrinkling, and can be easily washed, making Suss2 fashions very desirable," says Sus fashion coats s. "Versatility is the cornerstone of the Suss2 collection. Every piece transitions seamlessly from day to evening, from the casual to the elegant."

Suss' creations have been featured in major retail outlets and upscale boutiques, including Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Barneys, Bergdorf Goodman, Fred Segal, Takashimaya, Anthropologie, Intermix, , and Shopbop.

Why Is Bamboo Fabric Rapidly Gaining Market Share? Bamboo fabric is a coveted and comfortable material that is:

-- Soft, smooth, and luxurious.
-- Feels and drapes like silk, but is less expensive, and more durable.
-- Naturally anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and does not absorb odors.
-- Cooler and more breathable than other fabrics.

Suss2's 2010 Fall/Winter Collection Highlights

The Suss2 collection includes eight styles: Anika Capelett, Elizabeth Cardigan, Jasmine Cardigan, Camilla V-Neck Tunic, Molly Cocoon Cardigan, Violet Tunic, Lily Cardigan, and the Samantha Wrap, features four colors (Black, Water Chestnut, Taupe, and Red), with sizes ranging from Small to Extra-Large.

About Suss Cousins

Born in Sweden, Suss was immersed into the knitting culture early. Her designs span several categories: Women's, Men's, and Children's Apparel, Costume Design, and Home Décor. Suss has authored several books: Hollywood Knits (2002, Stewart Tabori Chang), Hollywood Knits Style (2004, Stewart Tabori Chang), Suss Home Knits (2006, Clarkson Potter) Suss Wedding Knits (2007, Clarkson Potter), Suss Design Essentials (2007, Clarkson Potter).

Suss' Television And Movie Credits

Suss' designs are adorned by celebrities, including Julianne Moore, Cheryl Crowe, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Sandra Bullock, Angela Bassett, Helen Hunt, Jennifer Lopez, Paris Hilton, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Alanis Morrissette, and Ellen DeGeneres, and have been worn by actors in movies , including The Matrix, Men in Black, Speed Racer, Hairspray, National Treasure 2, Mummy 3, among others. Her television credits include The Bill Cosby Show, Gilmore Girls, Friends, Frasier, Ugly Betty, and Heroes.

Suss invites shoppers to visit http://www.Suss2.com. Her store is located at 7352 Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles.

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Gigi Francis Jewelry Celebrates Their One Year Anniversary and the Launch of the Gigi Francis 2011 Cuff Link Collection.

Gigi Francis announced the launch of the new Gigi Francis Men's Cuff Link Collection for 2011. While they have primarily focused on semi precious stone jewelry including Women's Cocktail Party gold rings, earrings, and pendants, Gigi Francis has now expanded their jewelry collection with designer cuff links. The gold and silver cuff links feature large semi-precious stones including tiger's eye, malachite, and onyx for formal wear.

According to Sales and Marketing Director Frank Swinand, "The Gigi Francis design team's creative concept was to continue to feature beautiful colors as in our Women's Jewerly that are masculine and compliment bespoke Men's Clothing. One source of inspiration was Men's clothing designer Domenico Spano, also know as "Mimmo'. Our collection reflects Mr. Spano's philosophy of color, taste, and masculine elegance and our cuff links compliment his suits and clothing designs perfectly, as well as clothing many other designers. The links are large but not ostentatious and they are versatile with many colors of suits, shirts and ties. They add a burst of life and energy as soon as you cuff your shirt while dressing for success."

The cuff links are currently available exclusively online at an introductory price point. and will be introduced into other retail outlets in early 2011.

Gigi Francis also has launched two new marketing campaigns.

The first ad campaign is the 2011 Gigi Francis Cuff Link Collection "Are You Linked to Elegance."

The second c fashion jackets online ampaign is "The Green Box" where the gift recipient may be tired of blue/red boxes from other famous jewelers.

In addition they have a started a new Facebook fan page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gigi-Francis-Handcrafted-Jewelry/274362550639 where Gigi Francis clients and fans can follow current updates and news, additional photos of jewelry,models and advertisements, and learn about the creative inspiration behind Gigi Francis beautiful jewelry pieces. Facebook also contains exclusive photographs of the Gigi Francis Precious Stone Collection featuring pink sapphires, yellow diamonds, and three and five stone diamond ring settings which may be custom ordered.

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OrangeZoneInc.com Leads the Way in Wholesale Plus Size Clothing Online

Online wholesale apparel distributor, OrangeZoneInc.com, finds its market niche as it leads the way in providing top quality and competitively priced wholesale plus size clothing. The Los Angeles-based clothing company boasts a wide selection of wholesale plus size clothing from tops, jackets and dresses to bottoms and pre-selected sets. Some of the new items in OrangeZoneInc.com's wholesale plus size catalogue include seamless leggings prepacked at 18 multi-colored pieces per set; plus size tops in various colors and prints prepacked at six pieces per set; wholesale plus size jackets available in three varieties—corduroy, fur-lined and microfiber; plus size pants and wholesale plus size velour sets. Aside from wholesale plus size apparel, OrangeZoneInc.com also provides off price wholesale women's and wholesale men's clothing as well as accessories such as umbrellas. All items usually ship within 24 hours and no minimum order amount is required.

Customers who purchase now can take advantage of OrangeZoneInc.com's blow out sale on select items. On sale items include the junior faux suede jacket prepacked at seven pieces per set which is now only $5.00 per piece and the women's plus size short sleeve top prepacked at six pieces per set which is now only $2.50 pe women's coats r unit. Other wholesale plus size clothing on sale include the satin shirt, the wrap around jacket, the eyelet cotton blouse, the sleeveless tops and the striped shirt. As an added treat to customers, OrangeZoneInc.com has a special rewards program which gives shoppers one point for every $1 spent. Every 100 points earned is equal to $1 in store credit. Additionally, customers can sign up for the mailing list to receive updates and exclusive offers on wholesale plus size clothing and other wholesale apparel.

OrangeZoneInc.com has been in the online clothing industry since 1996. The company mainly caters to midsized apparel retailers, online sellers, apparel distributors and exporters. OrangeZoneInc.com prides itself in purchasing only new, top quality overstock apparel directly from the country's largest clothing manufacturers and suppliers and in providing customers with 70% below wholesale prices. To find out more about the company, visit OrangeZoneInc.com.

About OrangeZoneInc.com
Established in 1996, OrangeZoneInc.com, Inc. is one of the premier wholesale plus size women clothing distributors online and nationwide. OrangeZoneInc.com, Inc.'s expansive inventory of wholesale plus size apparel includes wholesale plus size women's clothing, wholesale trendy plus size clothes, and wholesale men's clothing. Press release produced by Cybertegic.com – an Internet marketing services agency that specializes in search engine optimized press release marketing (SEO Marketing).

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Consumers' Budgets are Bigger but National Survey shows Saving is Chic all Year and Shoppers are turning to Consignment Events and Second Hand Stores for Bargains.

The economy is recovering, but a new survey shows families are still shopping for deals and remain as bargain conscious as ever. Saving a few dollars is chic and shopping at second-hand stores is cool Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) , the research shows.

While families can afford to buy more gifts this year, 99.6-percent say they're still shopping at consignment events and resale shops, according to a survey by Just Between Friends, the nation's leading children and maternity consignment event. Twenty percent of Americans say they shop at consignment and resale shops more than ten times a year.

"Even if you can afford to pay more, why would you? At JBF consignment events, you can buy the same thing you'd find in department stores for 50 to 90-percent off," explained Shannon Wilburn, President and CEO of Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc. "I think the recession showed people they don't need to pay a lot for quality clothes and other items for their kids and for new and expectant moms. Your dollar goes a long way at a consignment event."

The survey also shows that most people have permanently changed their spending habits. More than half of the respondents say they started pinching pennies after the recession began in 2008. While they are earning more today, they still want discounts year-round.

"People don't have to wait for something to go on sale, for a weekend-day special or shop at midnight to save at JBF," Wilburn said. "They know at every single consignment event, they get great bargains on kids gear and clothing. No coupons needed. Even better, most of the money goes back into the pockets of the families who consign at JBF," Wilburn said.

A leading retail analyst says this holiday season shoppers remain zealous for a deal.
"We are still addicted to heavy promotions," Darren Duber-Smith, Metro State marketing professor, told the Denver Post on November 23rd. "This trend started with the recession and never let up."

Just Between Friends surveyed more than 5,000 people. The average respondent is between 30 and 39 years old and more than half earn between $50,000 and $100,000 a year. JBF has 124 franchises in 24 states. Each hosts a big community consignment event twice annually, reaching more than 400,000 families nationwide.

About Just Between Friends
In 1997, Just Between Friends was created in a living room in Tulsa, Oklahoma when Shannon Wilburn, a mother of two young children, and her friend Daven Tackett hosted a sale with 17 friends as consignors and had gross sales of $2000. The sales caught on with families and grew so in 2003, they formed Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc. Wilburn is now sole owner of Just Between Friends Franchise Systems, Inc., which has 124 franchises in 24 states. Just Between Friends has been on the Inc. Magazine 5000 list of fastest growing companies the past four years and was named one of Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises. In 2012, Just Between Friends was one of only 75 companies to receive the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Blue Ribbon Award. Just Between Friends Franchise Systems Inc. also received a "Franchisee Satisfaction Award" and was named in the Top 50 franchises by "Franchise Business Review". In 2010, Wilburn was named the Small Business Administration's "Women in Business Champion" for Tulsa and was part of the Tulsa Business Journal's 40 under 40. JBF has been featured on numerous national television shows including CBS Early Show, ABC News, Good Morning America, CNN, Headline News, Fox News, Inside Edition, CNBC's The Big Idea and on http://www.yahoo.com, http://www.sheknows.com and Disney website http://www.family.com.

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Stanzino.com, an Online Clothing, Accessories and Fragrance Company Located in Los Angeles, Expands to Introduce Thousands of High Quality Costume Jewelry and Fashion Jewelry

Stanzino.com, an online discount men and women's clothing, fashion accessories, fragrances, costume jewelry and costume fashion jewelry dealer based in Los Angeles, has recently announced a company-wide expansion which adds a wider array of imitation jewelry and fashion jewelry to its already large selection of discounted name brand, discontinued, and hard-to-find jewelry and fashion jewelry. This helps move the firm into top-of-mind status for those who value quality costume jewelry and fashion jewelry, including discontinued and hard-to-find lines, at everyday low prices.

As one of the biggest costume jewelry and fashion jewelry outlets in America, Stanzino.com offers the most requested costume jewelry and fashion jewelry needs, at discontinued prices, as well as special offers, and also the most recent products on the market. Its line of jewelry and fashion jewelry includes the most popular costume earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets, and also the newest styles as they are being introduced. All of the jewelry and fashion jewelry is also offered at some of the lowest possible prices found on the internet. Stanzino Tips: Find Street Fashion Online(may be you can find what you want on the oasap.com) .com has now expanded to offer a much greater variety of earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets.

The staff at Stanzino.com is specially trained to help consumers decide exactly which jewelry and fashion jewelry items they need. Every item that Stanzino.com sells is reviewed to ensure guaranteed high quality standards. Stanzino.com also promises that the discontinued and hard-to-find products it sells will always meet with the customer's complete satisfaction.

Stanzino.com also helps its clients find even the rarest jewelry and fashion jewelry. If they do not have a hard-to-find item in stock, Stanzino.com offers to help locate anything and everything that a customer may be looking for, and at the best price available. The company's leaders preach great customers service techniques to their employees, and they back this up by offering this service to consumers.

Besides its own warehouse expansion, Stanzino.com has aligned itself with several other well-stocked warehouses, as well as some worldwide suppliers. From earrings, necklaces, rings, and bracelets, Stanzino.com now either has it in stock, or else its experts will help customers locate whatever they may be seeking.

Stanzino.com specialize in offering discount men and women's clothing, fashion accessories, fragrances, costume jewelry, and fashion jewelry. The company also offers a wide range of testers for most of its fragrance products. It has also made a special effort to create an easy-to-use, safe-and-secure website which is primarily based on its customers' feedback. By this expansion, stanzino.com now carries a wider array of jewelry and fashion jewelry products.

Stanzino.com is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and can be reached toll free at 213-746-8822 or online at http://www.stanzino.com

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