FROM ONLINE TO ON THE RIVERFRONT

McKenna Scherer • August 4, 2023
Eau Claire Vintage store building

The last pop-up EC Vintage held was last November. The space quickly filled with eager shoppers and a two-hour line wait formed. The pop-up served roughly 1,200 people. That pop-up was the final sign that there was a legit audience in the Chippewa Valley for EC Vintage, but also that they needed to find a larger space to serve shoppers.

“The pop-ups were not only a ton of work for me and my girlfriend, but the last one had 1,200 people come through in six hours. With hours-long waits, it was just inefficient and decreased customer satisfaction,” Shoultz explained.

“The amount of customers that would show up was truly unbelievable,” Giarrusso added. “People waited in line in the rain, just to come through.”

“So, that was where the need (for a permanent retail space came from). It was just time,” Shoultz said.

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New Downtown E.C. Children’s Boutique Focuses on Fun, Earth-Friendly Apparel

By Tom Giffey, photos by Ma Vue • August 10, 2023
Planette Kids, a brand-new kid-oriented boutique in downtown Eau Claire, is located within a family friendly solar system: the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library and the Children’s Museum of Eau Claire are nearby, as is Phoenix Park and a pair of ice cream shops. Proprietor Jill Heinke Moen says she has more than location on her side: She’s hoping that her clothing store’s commitment to environmentally friendly and socially conscious products exerts enough gravity to pull customers toward Planette Kids as well. “We all have to wear clothes, so you might as well feel good about it,” the entrepreneur and mother of two said during a recent interview at the soon-to-open store in Suite 116 of 100 N. Farwell St. The brightly painted store occupies 800 square feet on the first floor of Andante, a five-story mixed-use building that opened last year overlooking the Eau Claire River between North Barstow and North Farwell streets. It’s next to Eau Claire Vintage, another new clothing store.
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Downtown Eau Claire Relocation Guide

By Danielle Morrow • October 1, 2022
Moving to Eau Claire? Here are a few recommendations to familiarize yourself with the area.