the problem with business doing good
When our store expanded in early 2007, we joined forces with local interior design firm Path Design in a collaboration to provide services, furniture and awesome displays that highlighted the talent of principle, Rachel Hulan.
Now, after 1 1/2 years, Path has outgrown their office space and must relocate in order to accommodate their ever expanding clientele. NOW WHAT??
(what will be empty soon-what will happen next??)
I have been a little worried, not because of what i could do with the extra space, but the problem of how to display, organize and FIT what i would like to do.
Based on what customers and the industry have been telling me as well as my gut instinct, i really think that i should move into the home improvement/green building area as we are selling paint at an alarming rate. We also have a LARGE number of people coming in everyday wanting to buy and look at materials. Path had a “Design Bar” in the store that was open t0 the public about one a day month…this is giving me ideas…
(the Design Bar: was a good idea, but was only open 1 day a month)
I have also decided to reorganize the “original” part of the store. Not that i do not love eco-fashion, but over the past couple years, i most definitely have a better perspective on what people want out of eco-clothing.
Nicole, from Random Nicole (yes my niece) is now coming into RLT and will be setting up her ever growing Craft Kitchen DIY classes from the smaller space.
Keep reading over the next month & 1/2 to find out what the h-e-double toothpicks i do and how it is accomplished…lots going on…
there goes my summer vacation.