Tinsel and Treasures

We are officially back from market.

Last week, we attended

Tinsel and Treasures

in Lafayette, Louisiana.

It was super successful

and loads of fun.

The weeks before market

were spent creating lots of new

FunkyJunk.

Renee's little fingers were exhausted!

If you ask me, it was definitely

worth it.

The collections created for this market

were some of my favorites ever!

With the help of some lovely people,

all the new stuff was loaded up,

along with the booth 

and our Retail Therapy merchandise.

After that, it was time to head out

and set-up.

Here's a look at our booth.

Before the show started

was the only time

that the booth was empty.

We were so thrilled with all

of the lovely customers

that came through and shopped with us.

A huge thank you to everyone

that supported Retail Therapy

this past week.

The people were all super nice

and so much fun!

We were so excited to meet

so many new people.

Lots of people enjoyed 

our FunkyJunk goodness.

Even Daisy had to try some on!

Santa stopped by and got lots of stuff

for Mrs. Clause too!

I mean, c'mon,

Santa in the booth!

It doesn't get better than that!

We had a great time in Lafayette

and we are already looking forward

to and planning our next market.

A HUGE thanks to the

Retail Therapy family

for your help and hard work!

And an even BIGGER

thank you to Spencer!

Thanks for hauling, building,

and putting it all together!

Don't know what we would have

done without you and your team.

We hope you are enjoying this lovely fall weather.

Be sure to get to the store or the site

and rack up on some new clothes

for the next season!

Also, this week, all sandals are 50% off!

Happy Shopping!

ash.

Our first post...

Hello everyone!

Welcome to the Retail Therapy blog.

As I'm sure you can already tell,

it's not the only new thing going on

with Retail Therapy.

Lately,

we have been doing

some re-vamping.

First, we would like to thank

all of you,

All of our loyal customers that

have been supportive

through the years.

Thank you for continuing to do 

business with us through appointments,

custom orders, Facebook, etc while

the store was going through a transition. 

With the store having been closed

to the public, for a little while,

Renee took some time to 

re-focus the business and make some

changes to better the store

and the FunkyJunk brand.

Renee is now focusing more on

the buying and developing

of Retail Therapy and FunkyJunk.

She is taking time to focus

on reaching our customers on a personal

level through our clothing.

She wants to be sure that our

merchandise reaches women from

different age groups, walks of life, and body styles.

She is traveling to markets

and ensuring that Retail Therapy

is carrying the latest trends and styles.

She is also growing the FunkyJunk brand.

FunkyJunk is her custom line of hair accessories.

Even though it was already fabulous,

she is taking the steps to expand it

to its full potential.

She has been working on FunkyJunk wholesale

and distribution to different boutiques.

FunkyJunk is also expanding

even more into the bridal world

and Renee is working with different

brides and bridal parties to add the perfect

touches to their wedding.

It's a little something called

FunkyJunk bride.

There will be more to come with that later.

While Renee is busy doing all of that,

she has entrusted other aspects of the business

to an amazing new staff.

Lauren Collinson is the new store manager.

She is in the store often and takes care

of the daily aspect of running the store.

Aimee Lewis is the new store assistant manager.

She is also in the store tons and assists with

the daily running of the store.

They have been doing inventory,

putting in tons of new merchandise,

steaming their hearts away to ensure

that your new clothes are wrinkle free,

and training and hiring even more new staff.

Ashley Burke is the visual/marketing girl.

By the way, that's me.

I have been working on all of the internet marketing,

the social media, planning events, and with Renee's 

vision and styling, taking pictures.

We are all very excited about the new staff

and all of the great things taking place at 

Retail Therapy and FunkyJunk.

We are glad you are along for the ride.

With your continued love and support

and the hardwork of our loyal staff,

we will remain open and growing.

Be sure to check out our new website

and FunkyJunk etsy shop.

Also, make sure you like us on Facebook.

Happy Friday!

Ash.