The Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), is pleased to be partnering with Spring Boutique Week being held in Miami-Dade April 17th-24th, 2011. Premiering in October 2010, Boutique Week is a semi-annual event, bringing together America’s boutiques for a week of incredible sales and discounts. Fall Boutique Week took place in Boston, New York, and Los Angeles and was a huge success.
Boutique Week can help boost sales of individual boutique owners in Miami-Dade while offering customers unique products and in some cases affordable access to high-end couture. A variety of Miami’s local boutiques will celebrate Spring Boutique Week by offering a minimum of 25% off of at least half of the boutique’s merchandise to access code holders. Boutique owners interested in participating in Spring Boutique Week Miami should contact Olga Vidisheva at 857-225-2637 or olga@boutiqueweek.net. There is a $250 fee for participating boutiques.
Some of the benefits to retails for participating include online and print advertising (must sign up by March 30th for inclusion in advertising), a dedicated PR team that works on promoting participating boutiques and Spring Boutique Week, opportunities for increased sales and traffic, as well as 30-50% retention rates. Consumers interested in signing up for a free access code and seeing a full list of participating boutiques should go to: www.BoutiqueWeek.net.
Boutique Week will also make a significant financial contribution to Dress for Success with a twenty-five dollar donation offered on behalf of each participating boutique. Dress for Success is an international non-for-profit organization offering services designed to help clients find jobs and remain employed. The mission of Dress for Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.