OAR IS CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY - THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22
With Thanksgiving just around the corner (and with our store having been open for all of three days now), there are already many things that we at OAR are thankful for:
1. Thank you to the Cody Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors for taking the time to do a ribbon cutting on our opening day this past Thursday. These wonderful representatives of businesses in Cody were friendly, encouraging and so supportive of our new store. We really appreciate your warm welcome!
2. Thank you to everyone who took the time to visit our store during our first week. We had more people visit us than we could ever have hoped for. Some people looked, some people bought, some people brought in great used outdoor gear and clothing for consignment. Everyone was friendly and encouraging of our new small business. Everyone loved the idea that there was now a place in town where they could bring in their used stuff and also shop for used stuff. We're a little off the beaten path but folks found us, and that is terrific!
3. After talking with guests at the store, we at OAR had the chance to make referrals to other local businesses. If our niche consignment store was not the right place for their gear, we referred them to other consignment stores here in Cody. If they could not find the right piece of gear or clothing they were searching for at OAR, we happily referred them to other retail outdoor gear stores here in town. Why would we do that? Because we want outdoor enthusiasts to find the right piece of gear they are searching for (even if it is not with us). Because we are a small business in a small town, and from our perspective we want to support all local businesses. We believe that healthy businesses mean a healthy local economy, and that's a good thing for all of us!
4. Thank you to Women's Adventure Magazine:
http://www.womensadventuremagazine.com/
This wonderful publication (filled with exciting and inspirational outdoor stories and profiles) provided OAR with a box full of their magazines. These magazines were a wonderful addition to our Grand Opening celebrations. We handed them out to everyone who came in that day, and continue to hand them out to Cody outdoor enthusiasts as they find their way to OAR. Thank you so much to Women's Adventure Magazine!
4. Thank you to Women's Adventure Magazine:
http://www.womensadventuremagazine.com/
This wonderful publication (filled with exciting and inspirational outdoor stories and profiles) provided OAR with a box full of their magazines. These magazines were a wonderful addition to our Grand Opening celebrations. We handed them out to everyone who came in that day, and continue to hand them out to Cody outdoor enthusiasts as they find their way to OAR. Thank you so much to Women's Adventure Magazine!
5. Thank you to the Cody Enterprise for their coverage of the opening of OAR in the Cody Country Business News Section of the paper on November 14:
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_4414976e-2eb2-11e2-907f-0019bb2963f4.html
(We are located in the building right next door to Finishing Touch, in the same complex as Big Horn Equipment).
Also much thanks to the Enterprise for designing a couple of great ads for us that appeared in the last couple of editions of Pulse magazine.
We received a LOT of feedback from folks that the newspaper was the place where they learned about OAR. Good deal!
http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/local/article_4414976e-2eb2-11e2-907f-0019bb2963f4.html
(We are located in the building right next door to Finishing Touch, in the same complex as Big Horn Equipment).
Also much thanks to the Enterprise for designing a couple of great ads for us that appeared in the last couple of editions of Pulse magazine.
We received a LOT of feedback from folks that the newspaper was the place where they learned about OAR. Good deal!
Bruce Wollschlager (owner of Big Horn Equipment) and LC in the middle of erecting a huge white tarp.
The tarp serves a few purposes.
1. It effectively blocks off the back side of the bay from view.
2. It reflects light back towards the store.
3. Lastly (but not leastly) it will trap heat through the winter back onto the store side of the building. Which is a good thing (as a new store operation we're all about controlling overhead costs right now!).
