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Local Holiday Shopping 2025: Lilly Pulitzer Splash of Pink [Q&A]

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For this installment of our holiday shopping series, we visited Lilly Pulitzer Splash of Pink at 78 Elm St. and talked to Store Manager Wendy Probert. 

Here’s a transcription of our interview. ***

New Canaanite: Tell me how it’s going so far this holiday season at Splash of Pink. Wendy Probert: We just moved down to this location last year in January. We were up the street at another location, so we’re coming up on a year and it started off quite well.

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Local Holiday Shopping: Wave [Q&A]

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For this new installment of our holiday shopping series, we talked on Saturday to Heather Satin, owner of Wave (here on Instagram) at 86 Elm St. Here’s a transcription of our interview. ***

New Canaanite: How’s it going so far this holiday shopping season? Heather Satin: I feel like it was a delayed start, but it’s really picking up now this weekend, and I think everyone’s getting in their system that they know it’s less than two weeks away. 

What kind of things are people looking for? 

The fine jewelry’s been really exploding. People are loving the diamonds and the charms. We’re actually doing a flash sale of 14-karat diamond sapphire charms. They’re 20% off and everyone’s loving the wishlist, as well.

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Local Holiday Shopping: Stewart’s Wine & Spirits [Q&A]

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For this new installment of our holiday shopping series, we talk to Larry Klem, manager at Stewart’s Wine & Spirits at 215 Elm St. Here’s our interview. ***

New Canaanite: How are things going this holiday shopping season? Larry Klem: We had a very vibrant Thanksgiving week and a week up to it. But again, like last year was late, so it was all compressed in that last week.

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Local Holiday Shopping: Groove [Q&A]

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For this new installment of our holiday shopping series, we talked on Wednesday afternoon to Judi Anders, store manager at Groove at 115 Elm St. Here’s our interview. ***

New Canaanite: How’s it going so far this holiday shopping season at Groove New Canaan? 

Judi Anders: We’re having a slow start, but we had a good weekend with the Holiday Stroll as the kickoff. 

What kinds of items are people most interested in? 

A lot of people are looking for the fuzzy PJs. That’s one of our most popular items. They come in pants, shorts, hoodies, onesies. Christmas patterns, regular patterns—those are probably our best-selling items. 

The demographic you serve seems to wear them all the time. 

Oh, they wear them out.

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Local Holiday Shopping: Walter Stewart’s Market [Q&A]

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For this installment of our holiday shopping series, we met Monday afternoon with Walter Stewart’s Market’s retiring and new store managers—Ann Cheney and Mike Gomez, respectively. Here’s a transcription of our interview. ***

New Canaanite: How are things going this holiday season? What are you seeing? Mike Gomez: Busy.