Here’s my latest adventure. I was fortunate enough to be assigned the gig for shopping for the best gifts in my local Southlake town for 76092 Magazine and their annual Holiday Gift Guide.

These are the pages you’ll see if you’re around my area to pick up a copy. If not, check it out online  HERE.

While the buzz surrounding online shopping for the holidays is big and somewhat overwhelming the truth is brick and mortar retail isn’t going away anytime soon, it’s simply changing to meet new market demands.

In some cases, online retailers are adding offline locations to help showcase their product offerings and build trust with consumers who otherwise might be skeptical or hesitant to make a purchase.

While online retail is incredibly convenient, it lacks the human expertise that shoppers tend to experience when they go to quality stores. All these stores below are also online and you can click below for the links, but when it comes to holiday shopping I kind of still love going into stores and experiencing the atmosphere.

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Photos by: Aaron Dougherty