Apr 28, 2013

Young Retail Entrepreneurs Find Columbus AttractiveBy Tim FeranDispatch.com

Columbus, OH – At 208 square feet, “and not an inch more,” the Robert Mason Co. pop-up store inside Sugardaddy’s on Gay Street is almost comically tiny.

But the young owner of the new stationery and office-accessories company has huge plans. He’s part of a growing group of upstarts ready to take on the retail world — and not in the online world often associated with young entrepreneurs.

Among the large and growing flock, such stores as Tigertree clothing and accessories, Elm & Iron home decor, Homage vintage T-shirts and the Robert Mason Co. are bringing a fresh vision and drive to the old bricks-and-mortar store.

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