RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Alex Johnson Mercantile in downtown Fast Metropolis has been in enterprise for 39 years.
Though working for practically 4 a long time, the homeowners have owned it since 2014.
“We’re the third homeowners. I labored for earlier homeowners on and off for a bit bit. And one fateful evening my good friend stated, ‘hey perhaps you can purchase the place,’ and we did,” Jennifer Johnson, proprietor and operator of Alex Johnson Mercantile, stated.
Now, Johnson and her husband run the enterprise collectively.
“So, he retired from Dodge City 40 years in the past, and by no means actually retired as a result of he used to work 5 days every week, now I let him work seven,” Johnson stated.
What makes this institution distinctive is that they’re linked to the Alex Johnson Resort.
“It’s a landmark within the space, and we’re simply the luckiest neighbors downtown to be affiliated with them,” Johnson stated.
Situated inside the shop, you could find merchandise from throughout the US.
“We now have native, regional, women-owned, family-owned corporations, made within the USA,” Johnson stated.
Johnson stated when she turned proprietor, she realized they wanted to showcase completely different merchandise.
“It was the primary yr we realized that we have to flip this stock to a whole lot of native and regional,” Johnson stated.
Johnson stated now particularly it’s necessary to have a majority of these merchandise.
“The tariffs, no matter you would possibly name them, that side of this I feel is absolutely going to show some tables, and we’ll uncover extra expertise round this space,” Johnson stated.
She provides that should you’re an area artist they’d like to see your work.
“Simply go to with us and we’d like to know what you’re as much as whether or not its artwork, jewellery, or weaving,” Johnson stated.
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