The Søstrene Grene Christmas Shop. The Danish brand has gone minuscule this year and is encouraging customers to build there own little elf houses to display this Christmas.

Christmas Tree Shops announced the last day it’s stores will be open is Aug. 12 as the Middleborough-based company continues to liquidate.

Christmas came early for Marc and Pam Salkovitz and their Handil Holdings company with the close of their deal to buy the Christmas Tree Shops business from Bed Bath BBBY & Beyond last month.