Mar 2, 2013
Pickwick’s Mercantile Making a Business of ‘Modern Victorian Chic’By Gretyl MacAlasterUnionLeader.com

Portsmouth, NH – To step into Pickwick’s Mercantile on State Street is to take a step back in time to a Dickensian age of whimsy, characters and charm.

Shelves are filled with penny candy, French perfumes, Swedish linens, Italian soaps and U.S.A.-made pottery, all begging to be examined and admired.

It was Rita Fabbricatore’s vision to create an inviting store with a wide range of domestic and international products at accessible prices.

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