Some recently opened businesses are invited to tell us about what inspired them to create their business in Alliston and Linda Spurr, General Manager of the Alliston Business Improvement Association will update the club on their role in promoting downtown Alliston.
Carol Austin is the owner/operator of an independent retail gift store called Concession Road Mercantile, that opened in Alliston one year ago in March of 2018. Carol describes her shop as a "modern general store” offering a wide selection of gifts, home goods, gourmet food items, clothing, and stationery items. Themes of the store are rustic, artisan, and nature-inspired, with the majority of products sourced from Canadian companies or artisans—some local and some from across Canada. Carol will join us to talk about her journey and growth opening a retail store in Alliston and her goals for the future.