Aug 23, 2013

Designer Gift Co-Op Debuts in Lower LonsdaleBy Christine LyonNSNews.com

Vancouver, BC – When people used to ask Janelle Bakker if she planned to open a bricks-and-mortar location of her online baby products store, her answer was always a resounding “No way.”

Having her own boutique was a nice thought, sure, but the expense and time commitment that comes with starting a retail establishment was too great for the North Vancouver mother of two young boys.

Thanks to a co-operative business model, though, Bakker has been able to get her Yaya Baby gear onto local shelves. She recently partnered with West Vancouver mom Jean Stenhouse, who runs LittleMoSo children’s clothing, and in early August the pair opened In Good Company at 67 Lonsdale Ave.

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