Select spring and summer shoes are one-third off at Shoe Connection.

Keep your cool and save some cash at area retailers offering markdowns and bargains to get you through the sizzle of mid-summer.

Among them:

Elements of Design, 2400 Cantrell Road next to Cajun's Wharf, Little Rock, (501) 375-4520, is staging a massive sale on designer furniture. No reasonable offer refused! If you drive along Cantrell Road near Cajun's Wharf in the late afternoon you've probably seen a guy waving a sign to spread the word about this sale. Poor dude. 

Mr. Wicks' annual Sticky Wicket menswear summer sale starts Wednesday (July 7).

Get a revitalizing facial for $85 at Indulgences by Body Bronze, 14524 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 868-8345, and receive the following for no extra charge: Skin consultation, softening lip treatment, rejuvenating eye treatment, cooling cucumber mask, hand-softening paraffin treatment, relaxing neck and shoulder massage and eyebrow shaping. To learn more click here.

A sale at Hobby Lobby stores in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Hot Springs and Conway includes 50 percent off decorative lamps, pillows, rugs, woven baskets, candles, and photo frames and 66 percent off spring apparel fabrics.

Kristin Chase, 5008 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1665, is having a 25 percent off sale storewide through Saturday, July 10 (excludes new arrivals).

There'a a red tag sale happening at Shoe Connection, 2806 Lakewood Village Drive, North Little Rock (501-753-8700) and 9100 N. Rodney Parham Road at Reservoir Road, Little Rock, (501) 225-6242, with one-third off over 5,000 pairs of women's, mens and children's spring and summer shoes. 

Vesta's, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-7820, will have an in-store showing for the fall line of pants, tops, skirts, sweaters and dresses from Isda & Co. through Saturday, July 10.