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Holiday gifts for everyone on your list from Highland Park Village

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Once again, ‘tis the season for holiday shopping and Highland Park Village, Dallas’ premier open-air shopping and dining destination, has released its highly anticipated holiday gift guide.

From sparkly jewelry, gorgeous handbags, and cozy knits to home décor, the best of beauty, and curated picks for him, there are endless options for everyone on your list.

Whomever you may be shopping for this year, browse Highland Park Village’s curated gift selections here, featuring an array of festive categories, and shop in-store today. Here is an exclusive preview:

Gifts for her

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Timeless accessories make the perfect gift for the woman in your life. KHAITE’s Nano Bobbi Crossbody Bag is the perfect addition to any outfit. Accented with a gleaming disc and a snake chain that can be tucked in, this is a gift she will love now and for years to come.

KHAITE | 100 Highland Park Village, Suite 104, Dallas, Texas 75205 | 214-885-2887

Gifts for him

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Treat the deserving man in your life with a gift that you will feel proud to give. This cashmere overshirt by ZEGNA is the perfect addition to his closet. The light taupe color not only seamlessly pairs with any outfit, but the comfort and practicality will make this his favorite wardrobe staple.

ZEGNA | 46A Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205 | 214-559-4842

Gifts for friends & family

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A board game is the perfect gift for friends or family who need more time away from screens. Not only does this provide a great bonding activity, but also is a cute, chic addition to the house. This Monopoly set can be found at St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange, an elegant gift shop that donates proceeds back to benefit those in need in the Dallas community, and which has called Highland Park Village home for over six decades. The best part is that St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange offers beautiful gift wrapping in-store to make gifting even easier on you.

St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange | 5 Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205 | 214-521-3862

Last-minute gifts

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Just because you waited until the last minute to start checking off people from your list does not mean you have to settle for anything less than the best. This fan-favorite cashmere fisherman sweater from Jenni Kayne is sure to please any recipient. She will never want to take off this best-selling sweater from the recently opened store in Highland Park Village.

Jenni Kayne | 34 Highland Park Village, Dallas, Texas 75205 | 214-220-8309

And for that very hard-to-shop-for person, a Highland Park Village gift card redeemable at any store or restaurant within the Village is always a delight to receive. For more gifting ideas, visit Highland Park Village’s full holiday gift guide here.

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First-rate idea

Goodwill transforms former Plano Walgreens into first small-format store

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An old Walgreens has become a new Goodwill store in Plano.

UPDATE 7-31-2026: Due to construction delays, the store opening has been pushed back to Thursday, August 13.

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Leave it to Goodwill to find a second use for a former Walgreens. The nonprofit is transforming a vacant drugstore building in Plano into its first ever, small-format store.

According to a release, Goodwill Industries of Dallas will debut the first-of-its-kind store at 3000 McDermott Rd., Plano, on Thursday, August 6.

The organization has converted the former pharmacy into a 10,000-square-foot thrift store and donation center. For comparison, that's less than one-third of the size of the massive, 31,000-square-foot "Broadway store" that opened in Garland earlier this year as the largest Goodwill in Texas and the second largest in the U.S.

The nonprofit says the new concept is designed to serve neighborhoods with a smaller footprint while still offering a steady flow of merchandise. Shoppers can expect about 5,000 new items to hit the sales floor each day, ranging from clothing and housewares to books, toys, and other donated goods.

It's also a creative example of "adaptive reuse" for one of the many drugstores have have shuttered in recent years around Dallas-Fort Worth. (CVS, are you listening?)

The Plano location will create 70 jobs, they say, and include a donation center where residents can drop off gently used items to support Goodwill's workforce development programs.

The opening comes as resale shopping continues to surge nationwide, Goodwill notes. According to the 2024 ThredUp Resale Report, the U.S. secondhand market grew 11 percent in 2023 — seven times faster than the broader retail clothing industry — and is projected to reach $73 billion by 2028.

"This store is a blueprint for how Goodwill Dallas turns vacant spaces into neighborhood assets, creating jobs, funding workforce development, and keeping quality goods accessible to families who need them most," Goodwill Industries of Dallas president and CEO Tim Heis says in the release.

The timing is also fortuitous for shoppers: The store will debut just ahead of Texas' 2026 Tax-Free Weekend, August 7-9, which will offer clothing, footwear, school supplies, backpacks without state sales tax.

Once doors on August 6, open the Plano store will operate 9 am-9 pm Monday-Saturday and 10 am-7 pm Sunday.

Goodwill Industries of Dallas has served North Texas since 1923, using proceeds from its retail stores to fund free job training, employment placement, and career services for people facing barriers to employment across eight North Texas counties.

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