Portland Stores and Shopping (Ask A Merchant in Portland)

Finding trusted merchants and quality prices can be difficult. With so many choices, how do you know you are getting the best quality merchandise at the best price? With the Ask A Merchant directory, you can find answers to all these questions without leaving home. Askamerchant.com connects you with hundreds of expert merchants in the Portland Metro Area who can provide you with answers and advice. Need to find great prices on women's clothing or back-to-school clothing for kids? What home appliances are affordable and energy efficient? Visit askamerchant.com for all your shopping needs.

Monticello Antique Marketplace

The decoration of your home is a reflection of you. Often times we want something unique that expresses our interests and who we are. If you can't find the furniture and decorations at a nationwide home store, the Monticello Anique Marketplace in Portland is a great alternative. With traditional, antique, Victorian and European pieces to name a few, your living room furniture can express your exclusive style. From sofas and armoires, to unique patio furniture and arbors, Monticello Antique Marketplace has huge showrooms filled with merchandise.

Visit Monticello Antique Marketplace in Portland for great antique deals!

Places to Visit in Portland: Monticello Antique Marketplace*
Category: Antique Stores
*Editors Favorite
William Craig, AskAMerchant.com Editor

ProStores Shopping Cart

Easily build a ProStores WebStore, one of the most popular and robust storefronts in the world, a product of eBay. ProStores provides a shopping cart plus a whole lot more. With ProStores you can: Build an Internet storefront without any technical experience using built-in wizards. Choose from more than 180 professionally designed templates to design and customize your store. Sell products directly from your ProStores storefront on major Internet shopping directories like Yahoo!® Shopping, Shopzilla, Shopping.com, and Google Product Search. You can List, manage and sell products directly from your ProStores storefront on eBay, reaching 147 million eBay customers. Easily manage your back-office book-keeping using the ProStores integration with Quickbooks. Customize or enhance your ProStores storefront design and functionality using either the Advanced Administration or hiring us at Serrahost to do all the work! We work directly with eBay to help you get all the tools you need to get your ProStores up and running fast.

Ask your local Portland Internet provider about our Prostores Serrahost package or visit us online at: www.SerraHost.com.

You can also check out our Prostores plugins and tools at: www.PSHelper.com.

Arm's Reach® Baby Bassinets

While it is natural for new parents to be nervous the first time they put their newborn baby to bed, using any of the Arm's Reach® CO-SLEEPER® brand bassinets can eliminate most of those fears. Our baby bassinets can be converted from the cosleeper position to a freestanding bassinet, and some of models can also be transformed into standing playards. All of products are also safe for babies to sleep, rest, and play in, as we use organic materials rather than harsh chemicals in our sheets and mattresses.

Ask your local Portland baby furniture store or browse the Arm's Reach® online store and check out our vast line of products, visit us online at www.ArmsReach.com.

Walgreens

Combining convenience with necessities, Walgreens is a store with dependable variety. Walgreens makes shopping for household products and personal health items a breeze, since everything is together in one store. You can shop for tasty snacks, birthday gifts, and electronics within aisles of each other, all while developing your photos and picking up your prescription medications. Walgreens is especially convenient for those on the go. Visit www.Walgreens.com and see what's in store for you!

Places to Visit in Portland: Walgreens*

Category: Drug Stores and Convenience Shops

*Editors Favorite

Sara Alamdar, AskAMerchant.com Editor

About Portland
Oregon’s largest city and the Pacific Northwest’s third largest, Portland boasts a population of approximately 2 million residents in the Portland Metropolitan Area. Known as the “City of Roses” for its ideal climate for growing roses, Portland is also known for its many parks, public transportation system and the Trailblazers NBA basketball team.

Portland’s Location
Portland is located in Oregon state where the Willamette and Columbia rivers meet.

Portland’s Neighborhoods
Northwest Portland includes the Pearl District, Old Town Chinatown, the Northwest District, and various residential and industrial neighborhoods.

North Portland is a mixture of residential, commercial, and industrial areas.

Northeast Portland is made up of a diverse collection of neighborhoods, including exclusive residential areas and working-class neighborhoods.

Southeast Portland incorporates the warehouses along the Willamette through historic Ladd's Addition to the Hawthorne and Belmont districts and Gresham.

Portland’s Climate
Warm, sunny and dry during the summer with an average high of 81 degrees in July.
Winters are usually mild to chilly with moisture and a high of 46 degrees in January.
Average of 155 days a year with measurable precipitation.

Portland’s Square Miles 145.4 square miles
Portland’s Population 568,380 residents
Portland is: the Largest City in Oregon and the 23rd largest city in the U.S.

2000 Portland Demographics:
- White 77.9%
- Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
- American 6.6%
- Asian 6.3%
- Native American 1.0%
- Total Population (2000 est.)= 529,121

Portland’s Major Attractions
Portland Art Museum
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Portland Classical Chinese Garden
International Rose Test Garden
Forest Park
Portlandia statue
Powell's City of Books

Important Phone Numbers in Portland
Emergency:
Police: 911
Fire: 911
Sheriff: 911
Non Emergency: (503) 823-3333

Transportation:
Airline Information: 503-460-4234
Public Transportation: (503) 238-RIDE
Radio Cab: (503) 227-1212
Broadway Cab: (503) 227-1234
Yellow Cab: (503) 227-1234
Portland Taxi: (503) 256-5400
Portland Shuttle: (503) 327-1094
Northern Lights Towncar Services: (503) 760-2478
Lucky Limousine & Towncar: (503) 254-0010
Amtrak: (800) USA-RAIL
Alamo Rent-A-Car: (503) 513-9550
Budget Car and Truck Rental: (800) 826-2090
Enterprise Rent-A-Car: (503) 284-8055
DMV: (503) 299-9999
Dept. of Transportation: 503-731-8200

Utilities:
Portland Water Bureau: 503-823-7770
Public Utilities Commission: (503)823-3008
Portland General Electric Co.: (503) 464-8000
Pacific Corporation: (503) 813-5000
Constellation Energy Group: (503) 552-6150
Northwest Natural Gas: (503) 226-4211?
Comcast Cable: (503) 335-3663?
Time Warner Cable: (503) 234-6183?
DISH Network: (503) 684-1567
Qwest: (866) 438-4939

Other:
Multnomah County Library (503) 988-5123
Portland Development Commission (503) 823-3200
Oregon Convention Center Info (503) 235-7575

City Information:
City/County Information Center(503) 823-4000
Travel Portland (503) 275-9750

School Districts:
Portland Public Schools (503) 916-2000

Newspapers:
The Oregonian (503) 968-3162
Northwest Examiner (503) 241-2353
Business Journal of Portland (503) 274-8733
Willamette Week (503) 243-2122
Portland Observer (503) 288-0033

Radio:
KNRK FM - (503) 733-5470
KGON FM - (503) 733-5466
KKRZ FM – (503) 226-0100
KVMX FM - (503) 517-6400
KWJJ FM - (503) 226-9653
KFXX FM – (503) 223-1441
KXL AM - (503) 243-7595
KOAC AM - (503) 293-1982

Television:
KATU TV Ch. 2 - (503) 231-4222
KOIN TV Ch. 6 - (503) 464-0600
KGW TV Ch. 8 - (503) 226-5000
KPTV TV Ch. 12/30 - (503) 906-1249
KRCW-TV Ch. 32 - (503) 644-3232
KOPB-TV Ch. 10/27 - (503) 244-9900

Business:
Better Business Bureau (503) 226-3981
US Patent and Trademark (800) 786-9199
US Copyright Office (202) 707-3000
CDC (800) 611-5170
CA Contractors Licenses (503) 378-4621

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