Mary Meyer to Close Store
Offices, production and wholesale operations to remain open
Playthings Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 11/23/2011 10:59:36 AM
Townshend, VT - The Mary Meyer Big Black Bear retail and gift shop, which opened about 30 years ago on Route 30, will close Dec. 31, according to The Commons.
Says Walter Meyer, one of the founder's sons, "In 1990, we did 150 tour buses a year and sold probably $1,000 worth of stuffed toys per bus. In 2011, we did one."
"We decided to close the shop about six months ago," he continued. "I'd say the gift shop is less than half a percent of the wholesale company."
The rest of the company's operations in Townshend, including its warehouse, order processing and shipping center, will remain open. The majority of the company's products are manufactured in China, but the company does do some domestic production.
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