Mallinson and company blooming businesses in Clanton – The Clanton Advertiser

By Carey Reeder | Personnel Author

Above 5 a long time back, Angela Pierce Mallinson experienced her youngest daughter and desired new garments and toys for her new child. However, at the time in Chilton County there had been no stores specializing in these baby items.

So, Mallinson received her business license on July 5, 2017 and opened Mulberry Hill Boutique out of her husband William’s realty workplace. Mallinson and her older daughter, Alexis, started providing objects at area situations and the business stored increasing from there.

Mulberry Hill moved to downtown Clanton on Second Avenue in 2018, but Mallinson preferred a put to own and phone her individual.

This 12 months, Mallinson was approached about getting 615 and 617 2nd Avenue across the street and did not pass it up.

“The total time we have been there we wanted a assets we could own,” Mallinson stated. “Most men and women close to right here do not offer structures, they just retain them and lease them out so we felt that was an possibility we could not pass up.”

Nov. 4 was the initially day open up at its present locale, and Mallinson also launched their second retailer, Cedar & Bloom Outfits Co., to customers that working day. Cedar & Bloom is a men’s and women’s clothes shop that delivers dress outfits and add-ons for particular occasions.

Mallinson reported it is not necessarily a enthusiasm for dresses that brought her to open the outlets, but “more a enthusiasm to enable men and women and deliver a company listed here.”

“We saw our consumers (at Mulberry Hill) asking for men’s clothing … we needed to have a thing that was a little bit dressier,” Mallinson mentioned. “We noticed a have to have for it, and that is how both of those Mulberry and Cedar & Bloom came about.”

Just after opening Cedar &Bloom, Mallinson wished consumers to be ready to store in both retailers with no acquiring to go again outside the house. So, a walkway was established as a result of the wall in between the structures.

“We were being energized to do that, and that was our goal.” Mallinson reported.

An outdated barber store was in 1 of the properties, and Mallinson said adult males appear by looking for a haircut, but adhere all over to appear at the outfits at Cedar & Bloom.

Mallinson has employed social media, and Facebook particularly, to boost both of those her corporations. The social media platforms served her enormously in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic to keep afloat.

“If it had not been for social media our company would have tanked considerably,” Mallinson mentioned. “Facebook can be tough at times, but it can be a good tool if you use it accurately.”

Mallinson is a member of the Merchants Association of Chilton County, and she said she enjoys likely to people meetings and getting to interact with other company homeowners. Mallinson said the owners assistance her appear up with different points to help her corporations improve.

“If you would have told me at this time final 12 months, we would be getting a constructing and opening a men’s use shop, I would not have considered you, but nearly anything is feasible,” Mallinson mentioned. “With God something is attainable, and I certainly do not place limits on him and where ever he prospects us that is in which we will go.”

Mallinson explained her daughter Alexis has been an integral aspect of helping keep both equally corporations heading effortlessly.