Join Feeding America and its partners to help neighbors find certainty and connection this holiday season. CHICAGO, Nov. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - National partners are joining Feeding America this holiday season to help ensure neighbors have access to the food, certainty and connection everyone deserves. Their generosity comes as household costs remain high, federal nutrition programs continue to shift, and food insecurity reached its highest level in a decade, making this holiday season one of uncertainty for many of our neighbors facing hunger. This season's partners include Crate & Barrel, Food Lion, Free People, Fresh Thyme Market, The GIANT Company, and Maverik - Adventure's First Stop. Together, these partners are helping strengthen the nationwide Feeding America network so communities can count on access to food throughout the holiday season and beyond. "The holidays are a chance to gather with loved ones and share a meal, but for millions of neighbors facing hunger, this holiday season may be one of uncertainty," said Lisa Mann, chief development officer for Feeding America. "We're deeply grateful for the partners and supporters that strengthen the Feeding America network's ability to provide what everyone deserves this holiday season and beyond, reliable access to fresh, nutritious food. During a season that may feel uncertain for many neighbors, their support helps ensure food remains a source of comfort, connection and stability." Here are some of the many ways shoppers can help people facing hunger during the holidays: * Crate & Barrel: This year, Crate & Barrel Holdings will celebrate 10 years of partnership with Feeding America, building on its longstanding commitment to help end hunger and give back to its communities. During its holiday campaign from November 12 through December 24, 2026, the company and its family of brands will invite customers to donate at checkout in stores and online to Feeding America. In addition, Crate & Barrel Holdings will donate a portion from each sale of select give-back items as part of this year's campaign. * Food Lion: Holidays Without Hunger: From November 4 through December 8, 2026, customers can purchase a box at Food Lion locations and donate it directly to food pantries and meal programs for distribution to community members. The annual campaign guarantees a minimum commitment of $300,000 and supports Feeding America and local partner food banks. * Free People: From November 1 through December 31, 2026, Free People's annual holiday campaign encourages customers to round up while checking out. Free People guarantees a minimum of $150,000 from this campaign. * Fresh Thyme Market: Fresh Thyme Market will ask customers to round up their purchase in stores during November 2026, benefiting local food banks. * The GIANT Company: During the Millions of Meals campaign, November 6 through 19, 2026, when customers purchase $15 of select products at GIANT and MARTIN'S, they'll get $5 off instantly plus $10 will be donated to local food banks and Feeding America. * Maverik - Adventure's First Stop: From October 21 to December 2, 2026, Maverik customers can round up their purchase or make an additional donation at checkout to help support neighbors facing hunger. To help make a difference, check out the many ways to give back this holiday season, or contact your local food bank to learn how you can support neighbors in your community. About Feeding America Rooted in the voices of neighbors facing hunger, Feeding America unites the country ensuring everyone has access to food and a thriving future. We support tens of millions of people as part of a nationwide network of 250+ food banks, 20+ statewide food bank associations, 10+ regional co-ops and 60,000+ agency partners, food pantries and meal programs. Powered by leaders and volunteers embedded in local communities, we are one of the nation's most effective food distribution systems driving immediate impact today - and a catalyst for long-term change through advocating for legislation that improves food security and work to address its factors. We partner with people experiencing food insecurity, policymakers, organizations and supporters united with the unwavering commitment to provide nourishing food and work to end hunger at its roots so everyone can live fuller, healthier lives. Visit FeedingAmerica.org to learn more. SOURCE Feeding America Posted In:

La Cantera is becoming The Dominion's furniture row, one former clothing store at a time. October 22, 2026 Three storefronts at The Shops at La Cantera used to sell clothing. They are becoming furniture and home-design showrooms. Crate & Barrel took the former Forever 21 space and opened its first San Antonio store on Thursday, August 20. Herman Miller opened the same day in the old Soft Surroundings space. Arhaus is under construction in the former Urban Outfitters space next door. For a household inside The Dominion, a short drive down I-10 now covers a sofa, a desk chair and the accent tables to go with them. Until this summer, a dedicated Crate & Barrel trip meant leaving town. Which storefronts changed. The change at La Cantera follows a simple pattern. Clothing tenants left, and home-furnishings brands moved into the same spaces. | Former tenant | New tenant | Status as of mid-October 2026 | | Forever 21 | Crate & Barrel | Open since August 20, 2026 | | Soft Surroundings | Herman Miller | Open since August 20, 2026 | | Urban Outfitters | Arhaus | Construction filing lists December 26, 2026 completion | Forever 21 closed in 2025 after the company declared bankruptcy. Urban Outfitters closed its La Cantera store in January as it prepared to move to North Star Mall. MySA reported in June that this part of the mall was "rapidly-transforming," and that Herman Miller would join Crate & Barrel and Arhaus "in that section of the mall." In other words, the three stores are within walking distance of each other. What Crate & Barrel's arrival replaced. The Crate & Barrel store covers 20,000 square feet. MySA's August opening report cited a state regulatory filing putting the project cost at $5 million. The brand first filed plans in November 2025. A brand representative told MySA, "[W]e are thrilled to join the San Antonio community." The opening also changed how far people have to drive. In the same report, MySA noted that Crate & Barrel then had seven Texas locations, three more than when it filed for the San Antonio store. The outlet also said that fans of the brand "will no longer have to travel north to Austin and Dallas" for its sofas and accent tables. MySA described the store's style as "quiet-luxury" and compared it to Pottery Barn and West Elm. Herman Miller opened the same Thursday. The mall's announcement lists it as now open with an August 20, 2026 date. With both stores open, the furniture wing doesn't depend on a single anchor tenant. One store specializes in sofas and tables, and the other in office and home design. The holiday calendar shapes the plan. A room refresh before guests arrive depends on timing, and the three stores open on different schedules. Crate & Barrel and Herman Miller are open now, about a month before Holidays at The Rock begins on November 21. Arhaus is on a later schedule. Its filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation describes a 17,660-square-foot store at Suite 19105, registered October 28, 2025, with a projected construction completion of December 26, 2026. That date marks the end of construction, not an announced opening. Either way, it falls the day after Christmas, so Arhaus will likely matter more for a January project than for this year's hosting. A smaller fourth home store is also in the pipeline. MySA reported in June that a Purple mattress showroom was coming. The state filing describes a 3,400-square-foot project at Suite LS3350, with construction completion listed as October 5, 2026. The brand had not announced an opening date when this post went to press. By mid-winter, that would mean four home-focused tenants clustered in one section of the mall. For now there are two. The fashion side keeps changing, too. Home furnishings are the main story of La Cantera's year, but the mall is still turning over apparel and beauty stores. The holiday trip will look different from last year's. * SKIMS was open as of Friday, October 9, according to MySA, near Tecovas and Alo Yoga. It took the former Vineyard Vines space. * AMIRI is listed as now open near Nordstrom on the mall's events page. * Dolce & Gabbana filed for a 3,600-square-foot ground-floor store at Space 1375, with construction completion projected for October 9, 2026. MySA reported a $1.9 million project for what would be the brand's second San Antonio location, after North Star Mall. * House of Creed was announced in August as opening its first San Antonio store at La Cantera, per CultureMap San Antonio. The San Antonio Business Journal described it as a French perfume brand. * Jo Malone London filed for a 1,400-square-foot store at Space 615, with construction starting October 1 and completion listed for January 2, 2027. MySA expects a debut in early 2027. Jo Malone's schedule looks a lot like Arhaus's. Each will finish construction right around the holidays, Arhaus just after Christmas and Jo Malone just after New Year's, and each is most useful to plan for in the new year. Where the season's evenings happen. The stores give La Cantera its daytime traffic. The evening events are next door at a separate venue. Holidays at The Rock at La Cantera runs from November 21 to January 3 at Frost Plaza, 1 Spurs Way. The plaza is open 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily during the season. The Rock is a separate property from The Shops at La Cantera, and the holiday programming is on its calendar. The 2026 schedule lists these dates: * Opening Night Tree Lighting, Saturday, November 21, 7 to 10 p.m., with Dueling Pianos the same night * Wrap & Rock Holiday Market, Friday and Saturday, November 27 and 28, 6 to 10 p.m., and Sunday, November 29, 1 to 5 p.m. * rockFit: Sleigh & Sweat, Saturday, December 12, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. * Jingle Bell Bark, Sunday, December 13, 3 to 6 p.m. * Holiday Flix, on select dates from December 18 through January 2 * Dueling Pianos, a second night on Saturday, December 19 * Rock the Clock NYE, Thursday, December 31 The outdoor skating rink requires a paid ticket. Hours change through the season. It opens 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on opening weekend, then 4 to 10 p.m. daily during Thanksgiving week, closed on Thanksgiving Day. From December 1 through December 18 it opens Thursday through Sunday, 4 to 10 p.m. From December 19 through January 3 it returns to daily hours, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. It closes at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve and is closed on New Year's Eve. The Wrap & Rock Holiday Market falls on Thanksgiving weekend, three months after the furniture wing opened. On the same weekend, the same few blocks offer a new dining table at Crate & Barrel, a desk chair at Herman Miller and a gift from the plaza market. How the season lines up. Here's the order of events from now until early January: * Open now: Crate & Barrel and Herman Miller since August 20, SKIMS since early October, and AMIRI. * November 21 to January 3: Holidays at The Rock at La Cantera. * December 26: Projected construction completion for Arhaus. * January 2, 2027: Projected construction completion for Jo Malone London. A room you want finished before Thanksgiving dinner can draw on the two furniture stores open today. A larger redesign planned for after New Year's will likely have Arhaus nearby as well. 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