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Merchant Spotlight: Grasshopper’s Mermaid

Merchant Spotlight: Grasshopper’s Mermaid

Rose Schneider conceptualized Grasshopper’s Mermaid in 2017. The business is woman-owned and operated and completely USA-made. They also give back 10% to conservation efforts and just joined forces with both 1% for the Planet and 2% for Conservation. In a fantastic...

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Merchant Spotlight: Element Tattoo Supply

Merchant Spotlight: Element Tattoo Supply

Bobby T. works in Operations for Element Tattoo Supply and has been serving the tattoo industry for over 20 years. After analyzing the buying behaviours of customers, and three years with the company, it became obvious to Bobby that in order for the team to meet...

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Merchant Spotlight: My Backyard Decor

Merchant Spotlight: My Backyard Decor

Christine Cobb is the owner of My Backyard Decor, an online ecommerce store primarily curating outdoor decor products from US-based manufacturers. The store began business in May 2018.According to Christine, products and vendors are chosen because they represent good...

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Merchant Spotlight: Cozyblue

Merchant Spotlight: Cozyblue

Liz Stiglets started her company, Cozyblue, in 2007 selling a variety of handmade goods. These handmade items included soft knit hats, soft toys and blankets, and more. As Liz’s interests and skills grew and changed over the years, so did the offerings in the shop....

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Merchant Spotlight: Allo Nutrition

Merchant Spotlight: Allo Nutrition

Allo Nutrition is a Toronto-based company that originated at the peak of Covid. During this time,  it was tough to access gyms. Many people found it hard to maintain and support a healthy lifestyle during the lockdowns. At this point, Allo began to explore protein and...

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Merchant Spotlight: Route One Apparel

Merchant Spotlight: Route One Apparel

In 2010, while still an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, Ali von Paris designed a t-shirt for her friends to commemorate the closing of a popular local watering hole. When demand for the t-shirts spread quickly through social media, Ali decided to begin...

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Merchant Spotlight: Kind Face

Merchant Spotlight: Kind Face

In 2020 the world was hit by COVID-19, spurring Chris Larcombe and his wife Sarah to start Kind Face. By using their resources and skills in their existing company Uren Barsal (specialist soft furnishings manufacturing), they designed and stitched a range of...

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Merchant Spotlight: Freshie and Zero

Merchant Spotlight: Freshie and Zero

Beth “Freshie” Lawrence is the Owner & Designer at Freshie & Zero, a brand with an adorable and personal name. When she was newly out of college, her manager started calling her "Bethie Beth," à la "Marky Mark," which soon morphed into, "Freshie Beth." It...

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Merchant Spotlight: Fervor + Hue

Merchant Spotlight: Fervor + Hue

Fervor means passion, and hue means colour. Fervor + Hue believe in brightening up your space with colour. It is a home interior brand, with a passion dedicated to helping its customers find the colours they love and make those colours part of their everyday. Based in...

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