A28 - North Shore News - Friday, November 1, 2013
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Lush to open a W. Van emporium ANNE WATSON awatson@nsnews.com
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A locally owned international bath and body care company is set to open its doors on the North Shore. Lush Cosmetics is under construction in The Village at Park Royal retail expansion in West Vancouver with a planned opening on Nov. 7. “We are excited to open our first location on the North Shore and thrilled to be a part of the new Park Royal expansion,” said Mark Wolverton, West Vancouver resident and president and CEO of Lush Cosmetics North America. “We’re looking forward to bringing our unique in-store experience to our local customers just in time for the holiday season.” The Vancouver-based company’s stores are similar to a deli concept where customers can personally choose from any number of bath and skin care products with
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Handmade Bath Bombs and Bubble Bars are displayed like fresh produce at Lush Cosmetics. Scan with Layar for video of the hand-making process. PHOTO SUPPLIED the ability to touch and smell them. The products are all handmade with natural ingredients and use reduced packaging. Lush currently has 12 other locations across the province and 900 locations worldwide. The store will hold a grand opening celebration on Saturday, Nov. 23. A Lush “compounder” will be on site to handmake some products. (“Compounder” is the
term Lush uses for its employees who hand-make the cosmetics.) There will be sparking cider on tap and vegan cupcakes on offer. A DJ will spin tunes and there will be gifts with purchase. The Village expansion will also see the opening of seven other retailers in November, including Sephora, Aritzia, J.Crew and Zara. Visit shopparkroyal.com for construction updates.
historical commentary and context this Saturday, Nov. 2, 1-4 p.m. at the Atrium at City Hall, 141 W. 14th St., North Van.Tickets, $25, include light refreshments and prize draws and can be purchased online at nvcl. ca or in-person at the City library’s welcome desk.
Proceeds to the Family Literacy Centre. Compiled by Layne Christensen Fashion File is a weekly column. Priority is given to North Shore events and organizations. Send event info to lchristensen@nsnews.com.
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I know their name, right away I have a book and I ask their size,” says Smith. “Then I just put a little note about them so that when they come in I get to know them. My mom knows a lot of them because of her past being in West Van and we’ve lived here for a long time but it was important for me to get to know these customers.” Smith admits she has never worked in retail before and the process has been a learning curve. “I’ve never done windows until now so I had a friend that helped me, and I’ve never had to buy clothes for a store,” she says.
Holden has also played a pivotal role in getting the store up and running. Drawing from her previous experience in retail, Holden tracked down petites designers. “She basically went on a goose hunt with names of designers,” says Smith. “She went out and collected business cards for me and she had to make the connections because I was at work from 8:30 to 4:30. She set up the initial meetings and if it wasn’t for her, I wouldn’t have known.” The petites store is located under Tasos restaurant where a fire broke out last fall, affecting some of the surrounding businesses. Smith says her
storefront, along with a few others, has been completely renovated and businesses in the area have already been referring customers to her store. “Being here on this block has been good; it’s been a little bit challenging, though, because I’m the last store before the burnt stores,” she says. Though Smith says she still has some work to do, she’s excited about her new business. “I wanted to start an empire for my children too and I think it’s great I get to work with my mom,” says Smith. “I get to work in my community and I get to help women feel and look great in my community, so it’s like a win-win.”