A feature last week in the Crain’s Small Business section profiled Manhattan’s burgeoning green retail district which, perhaps unsurprisingly, is located on the Lower East Side, along and east of Orchard Street. The piece profiled four particular green retailers- Ekovaruhuset, MooShoes, Organic Avenue, and Kaight- whose owners make it a point to drive foot traffic between one another given their stores’ close proximity. Ira Davidson, who heads Pace University’s Small Business Development Center, told Crain’s that “[i]t’s a very good idea to be there, next to your competitors. You make shopping easier for people looking for those items.” Davidson also noted that because the district’s green wares are so esoteric and diverse from store to store, eco-shoppers are likely to make it a specific destination and frequent stores that share similar missions.
March 5th, 2008 | Stephen Del Percio | 0 comments | Continued