urbanMarket - Perth

40 Gore Street East

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My name is Mary Colleen and I am the president of Mary Colleen Enterprises - a retail microBusiness that brings together quality fashions, technical casual wear, accessories, and gifts from around the world. Our retail store is called urbanMarket - Perth and is located in the relaxed atmosphere of historic downtown Perth,Ontario, Canada.

Previously I worked in Quality Control in the high tech industry in Nepean and I am trained in "Haute Couture" at Richard Robinson's L'Académie des Couturiers Canadiens in Ottawa. I understand how quality fashions and clothing are manufactured and my training is to your benefit, as I screen out products which don't come up to our quality standards. Let me tell you a little about what I am up to with urbanMarket - Perth.

If all the malls in North America look the same to you and tend to make you feel like this... then you need to pay me a visit. I am not only the owner - but also the buyer - and am usually in the store to assist you with your selection. I can assure you that I am not owned and controlled by some global multi-national company. What I try to do is find unique products from around the world that my customers tell me they are looking for - that you will have difficulty finding in most cities - then combine them and offer them at reasonable prices. We don't run fake sales of the week - we offer fair prices all the time.

To do this I get to many of the major trade shows in Montréal, Toronto, North bay and Las Vegas. I can usually find the products before they become "all the rage" in your local stores.

Our customers appreciate that the owner/buyer is in the store - that they can find a unique selection of products usually only found in larger metropolitan areas - that we have product lines for the whole family - that we know and understand the products. They also enjoy the "Make Haste Slowly" motto of the town that is quite a change from the hectic pace of most malls.

We carry dozens of quality product lines including Mountain, Bfofo, Warrior and Radical Nature T Shirts; Ex Officio Travel and Sports wear; 'Smart Wool' Marino wool socks [as near to sock perfection as you can get - says Backpacker magazine]; Coolmax clothing (hot flashes keeping you awake nights? try our coolmax sleepwear); Ingenuity - washable ladies business/travel suits; SunVeil [the clothing that gives you permanent 97% UV protection]; Speedo and Louis Garneau swim wear [we carry these year round]; French Dressing Jeans (made for women) ; works of art by local Perth artists such as the 'Nostalgic Realist - Craig Campbell'. We also carry specialty items such as the kid powered Plasmacar [what does make it go?]; and the new award winning board game 'Gobblet'. These are but a small fraction of the innovative product lines we carry. We also carry jewellry, puzzles, toys, stuffed animals, collector ceramics, and others too numerous to mention.

We also have an unique way of displaying our products. Instead of the industrialized 'like things together' mode - we intermix the products in surprising ways - to enhance your browsing experience.

To express our appreciation to our more senior customers we offer a 55+ program. Anyone 55 years of age or over is offered a 5% discount year round on all regularly priced items in the store.

Here is a drawing of our store by local artist Craig Campbell. This is part of a building at the corner of Gore and Herriot streets. I am between the Laurentian Bank (now moved) and Royal LePage Real Estate, across the street from the Perth Courier and O'Reilly's pub. Click here to see a map of our location with surrounding parking areas. We recommend parking in these designated areas since lot parking is only a couple of dollars per day - and is free on the weekends.

To find about more about the store and our products, please visit our web site at www.urbanmarket.com.

I hope to see you in the store shortly...

See "Gore Street East - South Side" on 'Your Quick Guide to the Downtown Merchants of Perth'