You are invited to a special holiday shopping event at Giving Gifts & Co. 4750 Main Street, this Wednesday, November 20th. Giving Gifts & Co. is a co-operative retail shop made up of 10 different vendors and artists. There are many great businesses taking part in this unique concept in retail. What this means is there will be a great variety of items at this Wednesday’s holiday shopping event. You can expect to find yoga wear and accessories by Inner Fire Apparel, eco-friendly products for children and adults, one-of-a-kind clothing by designer Kandis Ivy, great women’s fashions at Upscale Swag Boutique, terrariums and florals by Green With Envy, leather jewellery from Zinnia by Esther and great vintage finds at Clare Collectibles. Coffee, tea and a dessert bar will be available. The event gets under way at 7:00 p.m. and goes till 9:00 p.m. For a sneak peak at some of the items that they will have on hand, visit their website at Giving Gifts & Co.
New In East Van – Giving Gifts & Company
15 May
Things have been percolating along in one little reclaimed retail space on Main Street. 4570 Main Street is the home of a new co-operative store called Giving Gifts & Company (Main & 30th Avenue). It opened its doors officially on April 6th and on May 2nd had a very successful grand opening. Giving Gifts & Company started as a pop up shop and is now a unique concept in retail. It is a co-operative store made of variety of local vendors and artisans. There are 2 regular vendors and stakeholders in this co-operative. Firstly, Lisa Pozin of Giving Gifts which sells fair trade and eco-friendly items many of which make perfect gifts for children. Secondly, Lesley Morris of Upscale Swag on Main which sells some beautiful clothing and hand bags from designers in Los Angeles and New York as well as exclusive one of a kind fashion jewellery.
The remainder of the shop comprises of a number of rotating vendors, the number of which may vary, at present there are 9. There is quite an array of items. Currently on hand are vintage clothing, shoes and accessories by Clare’s Collectibles, some amazing chocolates by Cocoa Nymph Chocolates, handmade kids clothing including bamboo baby blankets by Little MoSo, antique collectibles by Once Twice Vintage Design, stunning colourful artwork by Julia DiSano of Ebi Emporium and Green With Envy which specializes in air plants in well-designed terrariums. Then there is jewellery by Earth Essence Jewellery. Certainly a little bit of something for everyone. The rotating vendors are there generally for one month at a time, but some may be there for longer. It does mean there will always be something in different in store. This new co-operative is an amazing opportunity for local artisans to get some exposure. The store is open 6 days a week Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., Sunday from Noon to 5:00 p.m. and closed Mondays. Definitely worth stopping by and taking a look.
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