Spring 2014

Best Sellers in Baltimore, MD By Duffy Weir

5 Wacky Women

Aimee Smith, Owner
www.5Wackywomen.com
Concept: Quirky gifts for women

You just have to love someone whose mission is to make you snicker to yourself or laugh out loud in her store. That’s exactly what Aimee Smith has achieved with her gift shop that is brimming with jewelry, shoes, clothing, children’s gifts and home accessories. Smith has had a great career in retail from Bloomingdale’s training program to Saks Fifth Avenue. The store name, 5 Wacky Women, comes from a group of five close girlfriends who each had different
hobbies and passions.

BEST SELLERS
Jewelry Troll Beads, Lotti Dotties
Shoes/Sandals Lindsay Phillips
Tote Bags Scout, Spartina
Bath and Body FarmHouse Fresh

Duffy Weir

Duffy Weir is the former vice president and director of Specialty Retail and Marketing at The Rouse Company in Columbia, Maryland. She is now an independent retail marketing and sponsorship consultant, and a senior writer for Specialty Retail Report. Weir travels the world searching for what she says “makes marketplaces tick.” She can be reached at Duffyllc@comcast.net or her office 410-252-8885.