Owners of downtown Bend’s Clementine Urban Mercantile open new shop in the Old Mill
Hello Sunshine, a new women’s boutique just opened in the Old Mill District in Bend. According to owners Larie Borden and Gwen Whitten the new shop was opened due to the overwhelming enthusiasm from both locals and tourists surrounding their flagship store, the Clementine Urban Mercantile in downtown Bend.
“Our downtown Bend store is full of wonderful, eclectic handpicked items and we simply don’t have room to showcase all of the unique products that we are finding in one store so we decided to open another shop. We’re excited to expand our presence in Bend in a great location like the Old Mill District and offer even more great products to our local patrons and visitors to the area,” says Gwen.
Hello Sunshine features giftware, home décor, women’s accessories, local artisan jewelry, handbags, greeting cards, trendy clothing and more.
“Because we are small, we are able to select items from local vendors that are unique to Central Oregon and the Pacific Northwest and blend those artist’s wares in with national vendors who we feel complement our local offerings,” says Larie.
Coming up with a name was simple for the two. “Clementine Urban Mercantile is such a bright sunny place filled with pleasant music, great scents, happy colors and feel good merchandise. The name Hello Sunshine seemed like the perfect name to give our second shop. Plus, with Bend being well-known for so much sunshine, it was the logical choice.”
Hello Sunshine will feature local artisans such as l’ Ecole Soap, E.M.L Sparklies, Jenn Newton Jewelry, Neesha clothing, Ellington Handbags, Blue Planet readers, Eli Halpin Art and more.
The shop is located at 520 SW Powerhouse Dr #602 between J. Jill and Francesca’s.
