New Grand Rapids shop showcases artisan gifts from women- and minority-owned businesses
Updated Dec 20, 2020;
Posted Dec 20, 2020
Winsome Kirton is the owner of Pack Elephant, a "values-driven" gifting platform. The store recently opened at Studio Park in downtown Grand Rapids. (Brian McVicar | MLive.com)
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Inside Pack Elephant, a new gift shop at Studio Park in downtown Grand Rapids, customers can find an array of artisanal goods, from candles and facemasks to blueberry jam and green tea.
Most of the items were created in small batches, the work of entrepreneurs who live in Grand Rapids and throughout West Michigan. But the products share another characteristic too: Many were created by women and people of color.