Ten Thousand Villages, a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted home décor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe, recently completed a total store renovation! Located on the Ithaca Commons, Ten Thousand Villages is owned by a volunteer board of directors and staffed mostly by volunteers. Featuring products from more than 110 artisan groups in some 35 countries, they are part of a network of more than 150 retail outlets throughout the United States. The renovation project took a full week in January and required that the store be closed for five business days. New carpet was laid, the walls were painted and new shelving was installed. The work was done by contractors, the board of directors and store staff.
The new look has brightened the store and created more browsing space for customers while allowing more room for increased product selection. They kicked off the reopening with a store-wide sale and offered samples of fair trade products. Manager Michael Westlund states, “The store looks wonderful and is certainly much brighter and spacious. It will make the shopping experience here much more pleasant.” The store currently has plans to collaborate with other not for profit groups for “Community Shopping Days”. All participating shops will team up and donate 10% of a day’s sales to other area organizations. The next “Community Shopping Day” is taking place Saturday, March 7th and all donations will benefit “Educate the Children”. Stop by Ten Thousand Villages soon!
http://ithaca.tenthousandvillages.com
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