The Townsend Street boutique received more than 1,000 votes for their "Let It Snow"-inspired window decor.
Adding even more holiday cheer to a downtown already decked out for the holidays, on Friday the Birmingham Principal Shopping District named Lyudviga Couture the winner of its 2012 Storefront Decorating Contest. The specialty clothing boutique, which opened at 105 Townsend in 2011, received more than 1,000 votes during the PSD's contest, which asked downtown retailers to dress up their windows using "Let It Snow" as their inspiration. In total, 24 downtown stores participated in the contest — brought back this year after a two-year hiatus. More than 3,000 votes were submitted at the PSD's Facebook page, Enjoy Birmingham NOW. "Our goal is to get stores excited about creating great windows," the PSD's executive director, John Heiney, said. "…
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The Principal Shopping District is bringing back its Storefront Decorating Contest this year, challenging shop and restaurant owners to "let it snow" in their display windows.
Birmingham normally dresses up for the holidays, but almost 20 Birmingham shops and restaurants will be a little more festive this year. Seventeen Birmingham stores and eateries are participating in the Principal Shopping District's (PSD) Storefront Decorating Contest this year, sprucing up their front windows and entryways with snowflakes, snowmen and more. After a two-year break, the PSD's contest challenges Birmingham retailers and restauranteurs to decorate their storefronts to use "Let It Snow" as their inspiration. Shoppers can vote for their favorite at the PSD's Facebook page Enjoy Birmingham NOW through Dec. 21, with the winner earning an overnight stay at the Townsend Hotel plus prizes to give away to their Facebook fans. A …
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Racer Boy
12:12 pm on Saturday, December 22, 2012
Birmingham has just 24 merchants participating in a Christmas decoration contest? Does anyone besides me think that is a pityful level of interest? I always thought Christmas was the most profitable shopping season of the year. These other merchants must be either uncaring and lazy or don't really need the business or both. Next time they ask their citizenry to "shop local" the people may want to… more ›