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Store Stories: Just Perfect Collection

TODAY’S STORY: JUST PERFECT COLLECTION with two physical stores in Maryland - Wear it Well 4816 Bethesda Rd Bethesda, MD 20814 and Sequel 10255 Old Georgetown Rd Bethesda, MD 20814 We take our mission seriously: Our Just Perfect wardrobe essentials, created by women with style, for women with style, assure you will be the best dressed woman in the room! Jackie Pletcher is no stranger to fashion retail, from joining her family at age 12 on buying trips to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, to her buying career with Bloomingdale’s in NYC and Woodward & Lothrop in Washington, DC, to the creation of Just Perfect Collection with the purchase of Wear it Well & Sequel in 1998 & 2006 from women owners...

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STORE STORIES: Statement Boutique

SHOP TALK WITH THE ALEMBIKA COMMUNITY Our fashion community spreads across the US with brick-and-mortar stores from east to west. Each offers an intimate, personal touch as well as a unique shopping experience. Now, on a bi-weekly basis, we will share “Shop Talk” to highlight businesses that are a part of the ALEMBIKA family. TODAY’S STORY: STATEMENT BOUTIQUE, MANCHESTER, NH 1. Tell us a little about yourself: Founded in 2011 by mother-daughter team Andrea & Karen, Statement Boutique is located in Manchester, NH, specializing in easy chic travel wear and unique art-to-wear styles. With personalized customer service and a clothing selection in sizes XS-2X, we also offer hand-crafted jewelry and accessories to complete your looks. Your favorite artist or designer...

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STORE STORIES: BOUTIQUE W - LOCATED IN PA & DE

Shop Talk with the ALEMBIKA Community Beyond ALEMBIKA.com, our fashion community spreads across the US with brick-and-mortar stores from east to west. Each offers an intimate, personal touch as well as a unique shopping experience. Now, on a bi-weekly basis, we will share “Shop Talk” to highlight businesses that are a part of the ALEMBIKA family. Today’s Story: Boutique W 5001 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, Pa 19073 168 Rehoboth Ave Rehoboth Beach, De 19971 Tell us a little about yourself. My earliest memory of fashion is when I was a little girl staying at my grandparents home at the Jersey shore....I was about 8! My grandmother was a milliner in NYC and had closets of handmade hats and beaded...

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STORE STORIES - Hello Boutique

SHOP TALK WITH THE ALEMBIKA COMMUNITY Our fashion community spreads across the US with brick-and-mortar stores from east to west. Each offers an intimate, personal touch as well as a unique shopping experience. Now, on a bi-weekly basis, we will share “Shop Talk” to highlight businesses that are a part of the ALEMBIKA family. TODAY’S STORY: HELLO BOUTIQUE, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR SHOP. Hello Boutique has been beloved in Connecticut since the late 1970s. Always inspired by the local arts community (and originally in the Louis Khan-designed Yale British Art Gallery), we've had an eye for design and for things a little off-beat. Our local customers have been loyal for years, stopping by to chat with...

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Store Spotlight - Mirage Boutique

“Store Spotlight” is a mini project we work on here in Roni Rabl where we showcase our stores and their owners, with the goal in mind to learn and share about how to make a fashion store successful. And today we’re featuring Barbara, from Mirage Boutique.Q. What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?A. Rocky Road is my favorite flavor ice cream.Q. What’s your birth date? A. April 16 Q. What made you become a store owner?A. I always wanted a small business, I thought I wanted a Patisserie (back in the 90’s- I even learned how to make Gelato!!) but upon coming kicking and screaming to Florida in 2002 (can you tell it was not my idea!?), we purchased a small...

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