Apr 4, 2007

Cookware store opens downtown on N. HighBy Lisa AbrahamBeacon Journal

It’s been a long time since the terms “shopping” and “downtown Akron” have been in the same sentence.

Matt Reeder hopes to change that with Nothing But Cooking, a specialty cookware store he has opened on North High Street.

“We’re a pioneer right now,” he said.

The store opened a few weeks ago with little fanfare. Reeder plans a grand opening later this month.

It’s perhaps a testament to the era that the storefront was an afterthought to what was intended to be an online cookware business.

Reeder, 35, of Plain Township in Stark County has worked in software for years. He owns Kendall & Associates, which operates Big Tree Media, a company that provides consulting to other businesses on how to set up, manage and run successful online businesses.

When he decided it was time to put his advice to work and sell through his own Web site, Reeder said he chose cookware because cooking is something he’s passionate about.

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