goodies. we support them, but in that way, they also support us. we have unique access to some of these products because of what we do, because that s part of our values and part of our business model. dani is providing an incredible service. erin nelson head of seattle made, a local manufacturer s advocacy group. she sees an economic impact in what dani s doing. there s an exponential multiplier effect in terms of the amount of money that stays in the community when you are having local retail, local manufacturing, employing local staff. dani s expanded vision of shop local also extends to her neighboring storekeepers too. here at the pioneer square store, she opened the wall between her store and her next door neighbors. how s the week been so far? it s good. they both say commerce love being able to pass through from one place to the next. and at the capital hill store, there s a wide open passage way between her shop and the next door bakery. they let us use the w
good. they both say the customers love being able to pass through from one place to the next, and at the capital hill store, there s a wide open passageway between her shop and the next door bakery. they let us use the walk-in, we store our excess ingredients over there. we have a really nice relationship with their staff. we use their bathroom, they use our bathroom. customers just flow back and forth. it s really nice. customers that weren t aware of cone & steiner see it through the window and while dani is very focused on developing her own community she is quick to tell you that she has not lost sight of her own bottom line. i mean it s a business. in a for-profit business if our business model is not viable and successful, then i can t create jobs. i can t create that shelf space for local vendors. i can t create a community place for people. i can t do any of these things. with seattle as her hometown, dani says she s got a great example of a shop local success