In 1913 Selfridges, the London department store, sponsored a tango festival.
The Austria Pop-Up store, sponsored by the Austria Board of Tourism and open until Oct. 19, showcases food, films, art and jewelry at the Openhouse Gallery, 201 Mulberry Street (between Spring and Kenmare Streets), in NoLIta.
We passed a cell-phone rental store sponsored by Telcel, a regional company, where kids can text each other within KidZania, and get free downloads of video games or screen savers; Coca-Cola was the sponsor of a scaled-down soccer stadium.
Although Nadia did not learn English or adapt to American culture as easily as her husband, she happily returned from a trip to a department store — sponsored by the F.B.I., which wanted her to have more American-looking clothes — with a pair of pink-and-white L.A. Gear sneakers.
The store sponsors $500 weekend knitting retreats at nearby inns and spas.
In 1999, racing in the Craftsman Truck Series -- the Nascar circuit one rung below the Busch Series -- Caterpillar's Cat Rental stores sponsored Houston's truck.
The store sponsors panel discussions and more than 100 book clubs.
In early episodes, Packer worked with actors, a crew, sound effects and a department store sponsor.
The Claus Academy, backed by some key department store sponsors, runs intensive cascade training for aspiring Santa-preneurs.
She's also nominated for "New Artist of the Year," a category that also comes with the brand name of a certain department store sponsor.
