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New Canaan businesses are the lifeblood not just of the “Magic Circle” downtown and other hubs of arts and commerce, but also are critical drivers and supporters of community events, human services and preserving the character of “The Next Station to Heaven.” In this section, we spotlight New Canaan businesses and profile their owners, in long-form interviews and spot features, celebrating our anchor businesses and welcoming those new to town.
For this new installment of our holiday shopping series, we talk to Larry Klem, manager at Stewart’s Wine & Spirits at 215 Elm St. Here’s our interview. ***
New Canaanite: How are things going this holiday shopping season? Larry Klem: We had a very vibrant Thanksgiving week and a week up to it. But again, like last year was late, so it was all compressed in that last week.
For this new installment of our holiday shopping series, we talked on Wednesday afternoon to Judi Anders, store manager at Groove at 115 Elm St. Here’s our interview. ***
New Canaanite: How’s it going so far this holiday shopping season at Groove New Canaan?
Judi Anders: We’re having a slow start, but we had a good weekend with the Holiday Stroll as the kickoff.
What kinds of items are people most interested in?
A lot of people are looking for the fuzzy PJs. That’s one of our most popular items. They come in pants, shorts, hoodies, onesies. Christmas patterns, regular patterns—those are probably our best-selling items.
The demographic you serve seems to wear them all the time.
Oh, they wear them out.
For this installment of our holiday shopping series, we met Monday afternoon with Walter Stewart’s Market’s retiring and new store managers—Ann Cheney and Mike Gomez, respectively. Here’s a transcription of our interview. ***
New Canaanite: How are things going this holiday season? What are you seeing? Mike Gomez: Busy.
For today’s installment of our holiday shopping series, we stopped by the New Canaan Toy Store on Monday afternoon and talked to Assistant Manager Morgan Porter. Here’s a transcription of our interview. ***
New Canaanite: How’s it going so far this holiday shopping season? Morgan Porter: It’s been picking up, getting busier as the holidays get closer.
What kind of things are people interested in? People are now shopping for the holidays, so they’re getting board games, stocking stuffers.
For this installment of our New Canaan holiday shopping series, we met on Sunday with Dominica Baharian, manager of The Glass House Design Store and the Visitor Center. The Design Store at 199 Elm St. is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday, and will be open those same hours Dec. 16 to 22. Here’s a transcription of our conversation.