Carafe Wine Makers is now open at the Falls River Town Center. The Canadian franchise's third U.S. location sells wine by the bottle, but specializes in small-batch wine production with ingredients from California and as far away as Australia and Chile.

The 1,800-square-foot location is divided into the retail floor and the wine production facilities. The retail side includes a tasting bar.

The minimum amount for a custom wine order is two and a half cases or 30 bottles. It takes six weeks to make the wine and Carafe offers custom labeling.

For more information, visit www.caraferdu.com.

Falls River Town Center is off of Durant Road, near the intersection with Falls of the Neuse Road.

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For fans of membership-only shopping, B.J.'s Wholesale Club has opened its latest store at the Plantation Point shopping center on Capital Boulevard, across from Triangle Town Center.

Competitor Costco opened last week.

For more information about B.J.'s, visit www.bjs.com. To learn more about Costco's, visit www.costco.com.

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Macy's will bring a taste of its Thanksgiving parade to Raleigh on Sunday.

The event is part of the department store's 80th Thanksgiving Day Parade anniversary celebration. Attractions will include full-size parade balloons and a 3-D exhibit of the Macy's parade.

The event will take place in the parking lot of the department store at Crabtree Valley Mall, on Glenwood Avenue at Interstate 440.

For more information, visit www.crabtree-valley-mall.com.

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There will be wedding gowns galore at the Rivini Trunk Show this weekend at Traditions in North Hills.

The show runs today and Saturday at the bridal store in The Alexan, at the north side of the complex at Six Forks and Lassiter Mill roads.

For more information, visit www.traditionsbridalshop.com.