June Newsletter - City of Alabaster
June Newsletter - City of Alabaster
June Newsletter - City of Alabaster
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MAKING IT HAPPEN...<br />
For shoppers in<br />
search <strong>of</strong> an eclectic<br />
assortment <strong>of</strong> items,<br />
at very affordable<br />
prices, the Royal<br />
Market in <strong>Alabaster</strong><br />
may be just the place.<br />
Located conveniently<br />
in Elliotsville Plaza<br />
(beside Kumon Math<br />
and Learning Center),<br />
the Royal Market specializes<br />
in unique<br />
consignment items,<br />
like home accessories,<br />
clothing, and furniture.<br />
“We carry one-<strong>of</strong>a-kind<br />
items, like homemade<br />
soaps and candles,”<br />
said Lacy Cost, who owns<br />
the store with her husband<br />
Al. “We carry all kinds <strong>of</strong><br />
stuff.”<br />
Since the Royal Market<br />
first opened in March <strong>of</strong><br />
2011, it’s already grown<br />
enough to expand twice.<br />
In fact, it just recently<br />
expanded into a second<br />
part <strong>of</strong> the retail center.<br />
“We started with 1,400<br />
square feet,” said Lacy<br />
Cost. “We went to 5,000<br />
and then to 7,000. We were<br />
two doors down when we<br />
started.”<br />
In addition to selling<br />
items on consignment, the<br />
store also rents out booths<br />
to vendors who set up<br />
their own merchandise<br />
inside the store.<br />
THE ROYAL MARKET<br />
The Royal Market staff (L-R): Sue Kara Kash,<br />
owners Lacy Cost and Al Cost.<br />
“A booth is like a small<br />
store <strong>of</strong> an individual. They<br />
rent the space, and they<br />
bring in their own inventory,”<br />
said Lacy. “It’s like<br />
having your own little<br />
small store, inside <strong>of</strong> another<br />
store.”<br />
Each booth renter is able<br />
to set up their own space<br />
within the store in their<br />
own unique style, which<br />
means one section might<br />
carry antique bottles while<br />
another might specialize in<br />
woodwork. Some renters<br />
will even track what’s selling<br />
to help them figure out<br />
what inventory to stock.<br />
“One guy will come in<br />
and say, what’s selling?<br />
Ashtrays? Lighters?” said<br />
Al Cost. “So when they go<br />
to auctions and stuff, they’ll<br />
go out and buy those items<br />
and bring them in.”<br />
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The couple also<br />
sells some <strong>of</strong> their<br />
own unique inventory,<br />
which they<br />
find in various<br />
places around the<br />
South.<br />
“We’re pickers,”<br />
said Al. “We’re usually<br />
picking on the<br />
weekend.”<br />
With the nation’s<br />
economy still sluggish,<br />
customers are<br />
always eager to<br />
save, and the Royal<br />
Market certainly<br />
helps with that<br />
effort.<br />
“She keeps the prices<br />
affordable for the customers,”<br />
said Al. “There<br />
are antiques in here, but<br />
you’re not paying antique<br />
prices for them.”<br />
For residents who might<br />
be interested in renting a<br />
booth at the Royal Market,<br />
Al said they currently have<br />
limited booth space available.<br />
“We’re limited in what<br />
we’re going to rent out as<br />
booth space, but we’re taking<br />
consigners in all the<br />
time,” said Al.<br />
The Royal Market is<br />
open five days a week,<br />
Tuesday through Saturday.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
the Royal Market online at<br />
www.theroyalmarket.org.<br />
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