BALTIMORE (WJZ) — In the event you’re on the lookout for one place to buy native this vacation season, the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore is making it straightforward.
They’ve opened a vacation retail pop-up store at Heart Plaza that includes a number of native distributors.
It’s been an particularly robust 12 months for Baltimore enterprise house owners like Alisa Brock
“I had a really troublesome time initially of COVID,” Brock mentioned. “My on-line gross sales slowed down. Every thing slowed down.”
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She runs Drama MaMa Bookshop and often sells notebooks in markets throughout Baltimore.
However for months, Brock’s gross sales had been down as a result of they had been closed throughout the pandemic.
That modified when the Downtown Partnership of Baltimore purchased a number of of her notebooks to promote at its new vacation pop-up store.
“The truth that they bought them from us prematurely at value is extraordinarily useful,” Brock mentioned. “It’s virtually like they’ve invested in us and we’re there.”
The pop-up store opened on Wednesday at Heart Plaza on Fayette Avenue. It options Baltimore made presents.
Solely two households or teams are allowed contained in the store at a time and masks are required.
Jack Brinkley was one of many first buyers choosing up some vacation presents for his household.
“I purchased somewhat sticker I survived 2020 for my sister,” Brinkley mentioned. “She loves stickers and ironic stuff like this. For my dad, I received some espresso beans.”
It’s one place throughout the season of giving to purchase presents for family members and to provide native distributors a much-needed increase.
The pop-up store is open from midday to eight p.m. Wednesday by Sunday till December 23.
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