One Girl's Treasure says goodbye to Grand Rapids' downtown, hello to the southeast side

After five years at 5 Lyon in downtown Grand Rapids, One Girl's Treasure is preparing to move to a more compact business district on the city's southeast side.

The women's apparel consignment shop will downsize from a 2,200-square-foot sales floor to 1,600 when it relocates in early April to 1146 Wealthy St. SE, the site of the former iCandy store. But despite the smaller space, owner Haylea Gray says she'll not only keep the same amount of inventory, but plans to expand into offerings other than just apparel and accessories.

"We are actually are kind of excited about being part of a little business community that's diverse and artsy," Gray says. "We like to offer locally handmade items as well as used items, and we like to showcase local artists on the walls. I'd like to incorporate used furniture into the space, which we've never done before, and I'm hoping to have locally designed clothing as well."

Gray managed One Girl's Treasure for about a year before buying it two years ago. She says that challenges with street closures for construction projects, no on-street parking and not having any other retail businesses nearby influenced the decision to relocate.

"We loved the energy of being downtown and would have loved to have found a space," she says. "This new space kind of hit all the notes; we could have parking and get our costs down. The icing on the cake was that we really love the Wealthy Street area with the new HyperOptik, Wealthy Theatre, The Meanwhile and all of that."

The new location will be open on Tuesday, April 10. Summer store hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon. thru Sat.

Source: Haylea Gray, One Girl's Treasure
Writer: Deborah Johnson Wood, Development News Editor

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