The holiday season is a relatively long ways off; small businesses need to navigate their way through the back-to-school rush, Halloween, and Thanksgiving (at least) first. Still, we thought you'd like to know that a new report makes some positive predictions concerning December 2009.
Here are a couple of disclaimers: Compete's Karen Parker looked at consumer electronics, not retail goods in general. Also, she only focused on the websites of some rather huge companies.
But Parker concluded, "So, what are my predictions for Holiday 2009? The early indicators look positive for consumer technology. As my daughter's Magic Eight Ball says, 'signs point to yes' - meaning that online shopping and buying should be good this year in the consumer technology space."
And since you can be pretty sure that people wouldn't blow money on electronics if their budgets were too tight, this may spell good news for lots of other sectors. Then, as always, it'll just be a matter of small businesses luring some consumers away from bigger corporations.
So keep your fingers crossed that Parker's forecast comes true. That might mean there are just five or so more months to go until a significant turnaround.
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Ein Hod Artists' Village, Israel
Ein Hod is a picturesque artists’ village, the only one of its kind in Israel and one of the few such villages in the world. Nestled in natural vegetation and bordered by an ancient olive grove, it lies on the western slopes of Mt Carmel, in a breathtaking landscape looking out toward the sea and the Crusader fortress of Atlit.
The Ein Hod Artists’ Village – for lovers of art, landscape and nature, a perfect place to spend a few hours a full day or a few days.
Follow its pastoral lanes to the Janco-Dada Museum, which celebrates Marcel Janco, the village’s founder and a member of "Dada" - a pivotal movement in modern art.
In 1953 a group of progressive artists led by Marcel Janco rebuilt the village on ancient ruins. Nowadays Ein Hod is a unique and romantic retreat where painters, sculptors, ceramists, actors and many other artists form every artistic fields, live and create.
Nearby is the Artists’ Gallery, exhibiting one of the largest collections of Israeli art, from every artistic field, with a variety of permanent and temporary exhibitions.
In the village you can find a large variety of privet galleries and studios and meet
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Also, you can visit the Nisco Museum of antique music boxes.
In the studios and Public Workshops scattered along the village roads you can meet the artists at work. In a previously arranged meeting, workshop for visitors will combine creation and study (for all ages and all levels of creative experience).
The village offers restaurants, cafe, a beer house and guesthouses (B&B).
Come and experience the fascinating history of the village and the cultural activities that take place here.
Plan your visit with the help of our web site.
We will be happy to assist you in coordinating your perfect stay, according to the areas which interest you and the time you have at your disposal.
Also, ask about our guided tour of Ein Hod.
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