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Gift Shop Charley + May to Close
By Seattle Mag January 7, 2014
!–paging_filter–pSad news out of Queen Anne today: Gift shop a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/charleymay“Charley + May/a is closing at the end of January. “After three years the shop is not self sustaining,” said owner Lauren Formicola in her email to the public, “and growth of the shop is limited due to location, space and low pedestrian traffic.”/p
pSwing by between now and the end of the month to say goodbye and to snatch up remaining merchandise for 30 to 75 percent off. Displays and shop props are also for sale./p
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