Having opened two stores in her 12 years of business, Canterbury Cottage owner Cindy Haight has expanded her company again by launching a store in downtown Holland.
Canterbury Cottage at 48 W. Eighth St. recently opened with a selection of home décor mainly with a traditional cottage feel. The selection includes upholstered furniture, lamps, tables, pillows, candleholders and children’s furniture, bedding and clothing.
Among the store’s six employees are interior designers who make home visits for consultations and floral designers who create custom floral arrangements.
The owner of Canterbury Cottage and Canterbury Kids in Jenison, Haight said she opened the new store as a way to bring in more revenue.
“I got curious about downtown Holland," Haight says. "I knew it was quite busy down there.” She made calls about stores for lease and finally decided on a 2,200-square-foot location that was previously a shoe store.
“I fell in love with it,” she says. “We just painted, built a counter and it was good.”
Haight says the store has been very busy. “People have been very complimentary," she says. "They seem to be excited about having us down there.”
Although the Holland store is just two months old, Haight says it is possible she could expand again. “We’re already seeing that we might run out of room at the new store. It would be neat to have a separate Canterbury Kids and Canterbury Cottage in Holland.”
Source: Cindy Haight, Canterbury Cottage; Kara Barney, City of Holland
Deborah Johnson Wood is development news editor for Rapid Growth Media. She can be contacted at [email protected].
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