Customers at The Little Shoppes of Winthrop Town Centre got a jump on Mother’s Day shopping last weekend when the stores hosted a Pre-Mother's Day Extravaganza.
Held in conjunction with the , the event encouraged shoppers to give a little thought to Mother’s Day gifts and avoid a last-minute scramble.
The event included goodies and giveaways for moms and helped introduced the stores to locals. Lady Chameleon Accessories Boutique, Royalty X Thr33 Boutique and Bellafia Chocolate Boutique participated in the event.
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“We wanted to do something just before Mother’s Day so people could get a chance to get some ideas instead of that last-minute shopping,” said Desiree Staples-Cunningham, owner of Royalty X Thr33 Boutique and the event coordinator. “We are toasting the moms so they can say ‘I was out and I saw this.’”
Staples-Cunningham store opened Dec. 3 and specializes in “funky, chic fashions. It’s all very new but very price effective. Something that people will remember when you wear it.”
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Nothing in the store is over $100. “You don’t have to pay a lot to look good,” Staples-Cunningham said.
Sandra Grenier opened the doors at Lady Chameleon in Winthrop last August. Grenier and her business partner, Lynn Wise, had a kiosk in the Westfield Brandon mall for six months before that.
“(Winthrop) is a good location and a good fit for us. We get a small store but not with so much square footage that we cannot fill it,” Grenier said.
Lady Chameleon specializes in Miche interchangeable bags as well as jewelry, most of it under $25. She expects to be busy over Mother’s Day. After Christmas, it’s her biggest sales period of the year.
With the downtown in the economy, she also expects to see more moms accessorizing this year.
“It’s a lot easier and less expensive to buy an accessory for an outfit than to buy a whole new one.”
The stores also plan a Ladies Night Out, May 7 from 6:30–9:00 p.m. The event will feature a shopping party on the patio in front of the Little Shoppes of Winthrop between Starbucks and Five Guys, with complimentary wine and food provided by the vendors.
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