Who knew the "Christmas Queen" was based in Clawson, Michigan within a 15,000 square foot home furnishings, clothing and gift destination known as Leon & Lulu?
The top story on Portfolio.com on Dec. 23 chronicled the year-over-year success of entrepreneur Mary Liz Curtin in turning a former roller-skating rink into a world of shopping possibilities. (Read the story.)
The top story on Portfolio.com on Dec. 23 chronicled the year-over-year success of entrepreneur Mary Liz Curtin in turning a former roller-skating rink into a world of shopping possibilities. (Read the story.)
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Curtin and her husband refurbished an historic roller rink in metropolitan Detroit and on April 1, 2006 opened Leon & Lulu, a 15,000 square foot home furnishings and gift destination. The business was profitable in its fourth month and has been so every year since. Leon & Lulu and Curtin have won numerous awards including being named a Retail Star in 2008 and the 2009 Retailer Excellence Award in the category of Event-based Community Service.
Curtin's commitment to philanthropy and community service has found the perfect venue with Leon & Lulu. At this year's Retailer Excellence Award ceremony, Leon & Lulu received a Special Award for Service to the Community, a surprise category created especially to recognize Leon & Lulu's achievement of hosting 65 in-store events in 2009, the majority of which supported local nonprofits.
Several times a month, local charitable organizations meet amidst the comfortable furniture and benefit from a percentage of sales. Curtin is the past chair of Gift for Life, the gift and home industries fund-raising effort for HIV/AIDS services and research. In August, she helped bring DIFFA's Dining by Design to Detroit for the very first time. For more information visit leonandlulu.com. Follow Leon & Lulu on Twitter at twitter.com/LeonandLulu
Curtin's commitment to philanthropy and community service has found the perfect venue with Leon & Lulu. At this year's Retailer Excellence Award ceremony, Leon & Lulu received a Special Award for Service to the Community, a surprise category created especially to recognize Leon & Lulu's achievement of hosting 65 in-store events in 2009, the majority of which supported local nonprofits.
Several times a month, local charitable organizations meet amidst the comfortable furniture and benefit from a percentage of sales. Curtin is the past chair of Gift for Life, the gift and home industries fund-raising effort for HIV/AIDS services and research. In August, she helped bring DIFFA's Dining by Design to Detroit for the very first time. For more information visit leonandlulu.com. Follow Leon & Lulu on Twitter at twitter.com/LeonandLulu
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