You Won't Get Treated Like This at Mall: Valet Parking

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Birmingham’s downtown shopping district includes 300 retail shops, including fashion boutiques, restaurants, gift stores, jewelers, salons, spas, antique shops and art galleries. (Photo via Facebook)

One of the ways the Birmingham Shopping District plans to lure holiday shoppers away from malls and big-box stores to its 300 downtown retailers is with valet parking, which will be available from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays from Black Friday through Dec. 24.

Shoppers will drop their vehicles off at two locations: on Old Woodward at Maple (in front of Panera Bread), and on Henrietta Street at Maple (next to Roots). As an added convenience, shoppers may call the valet service before they pick up their vehicle to ensure it is ready when they return to the valet stand.

In the past, the service was available three days a week during the holiday shopping season.

“This year we’ve extended the valet parking service to Mondays through Saturdays, rather than Thursdays through Saturdays, as an added convenience for shoppers,” John Heiney, executive director of the Birmingham Shopping District, said in a news release. “We encourage shoppers to take advantage of the service whether it’s for a quick lunch or a long shopping spree.”

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