Cindy Higgerson, owner of Maplewood business Larder & Cupboard, announced on Instagram that she has decided not to renew her lease and will close after the business day on Dec. 30.
She said she will continue to work with local artisans and take her goods to farmers markets.
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Whoever has tried to close a storefront in less than a week, you have my mad respect.
— Madam Charcuterie (@mcharcuterie) December 27, 2019
I hate to be dramatic, but it will be hard to go on without their excellent strawberry jam. Strawberry with lemon verbena, perfectly balanced. I’ll miss many things, but the loss of that jam is hard to think about.
We are so glad you love our jam! Have no fear, you can still purchase our Strawberry Lemon Verbena Jam, as well as all of our other housemade products! You can still find us at local Farmers Markets, including the upcoming winter Schlafly Market on January 25th. We will be at several markets around town, as well as several retail partners. Follow us on Instagram, FB, or twitter to find out where to find us!
She was obviously trying to maximize her cash flows as the end was clearly in sight. Rent is too damn high! – Jimmy McMillan
It had nothing to do with maximizing profits. Thanks.
While I appreciate our local businesses and was glad to sometimes shop at Larder & Cupboard, I do think it is very poor practice to sell gift certificates up until Christmas, announce you are closing the day after Christmas, and on the 30th, and then not redeem them at a later date. How many customers purchases GCs in the days leading up to Christmas? How would those customers even know they only had three days to redeem them?
Sadly this kind of thing leads to NOT buying GCs to small businesses, though I suppose you could make the argument for any business.
We agree that it would be poor practice to sell gift certificates right up to closing and through the holidays. However, we did NOT sell Gift Certificates this Holiday Season, nor last Christmas either. We sold very few certificates earlier this year and only a couple had not been redeemed.
Hi Cindy! Thanks for the clarification, and that makes sense. Glad to hear it! Best of luck on your new adventures.
Thank you for the well wishes, Steve!