The Chicago Market Announces August 2010 Retailer of the Month
Chicago, IL – The Chicago Market: Living and Giving® is proud to announce the August 2010 Retailer of the Month honoree. The ROTM program is designed to acknowledge exceptional retailers who are making a difference in the gift industry, as well as to provide inspiration to other retailers who can benefit from the winners’ stories.
Congratulations to the August 2010 Retailer of the Month, Phyllis Keller of Vignettes in Yorkville, Illinois.
Phyllis Keller began her career managing a floral shop. During her eight years there, Keller found that the gift side of the business more and more interesting. It was during a trip to Europe that she was inspired to open her own store. “The gift industry in Europe was more hands on and a fuller experience,” Keller explains. “They would lure you in with beautiful flowers and delicious smells on the outside and then create an inviting environment inside. The stores were very hands on, with music playing, things to touch and smell; it was the kind of sensory overload that we strive for today in our store.”
After her return, Keller opened Vignettes, a gift store located in the quickly growing town of Yorkville, Illinois. She has made a name for herself in the community, thanks to her one of a kind store and the many events she holds each year. With classes in floral arranging, decorating for the holidays, and fundraisers for different social causes, Keller has become a local mainstay and a destination spot for those who love unique gifts in a warm environment. With all of her success, Keller recently expanded to a new store three times the size of her previous location.
For more information about Phyllis Keller and Vignettes, please visit www.vignettesdecor.com.
Each month a different retailer is to be featured.
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The Chicago Market: Living and Giving is a trademark of MMPI. Beckman’s Handcrafted Gift Show is a registered trademark of MMPI.
MMPI is a trade show and property management firm, specializing in managing buildings devoted to wholesale showrooms and commercial office space. MMPI produces more than 300 trade shows, market events and conferences each year.MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; Market Square, the Suites at Market Square, Hamilton Market, Plaza Suites, Furniture Plaza and the National Furniture Mart in High Point, N.C.; the Architects & Designers Building and 7 W New York in New York; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; and the Washington Design Center and Federal Center Southwest in Washington D.C.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
