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Mingei World Arts Closing Decatur Shop, Growing Online Business

The business will keep operating, but the store on Church Street will be shut down in a few months.

Mingei World Arts, one of Decatur's most unusual stores because of its array of exotic gifts, is closing its shop at 427 Church St., the owners announced in the store newsletter.

Mingei will still the operating, mostly online. Here's the message in the newsletter.

Dear Mingei Friends--

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It is with great excitement and a bit of nostalgia that we announce that Mingei is changing.  We are not going away but will be morphing into a  different kind of business, one with a greater online presence, occasional and pop-up sales, and who knows what else?  Our new Mingei will allow us to travel more, stay longer, and spend more time developing special products with our artisans.  We will have the flexibility to head over to that faraway market, to return to that village and pick up an order, or to set down for a month someplace if we like to get a better feel for the work being done there.  

Decatur has been wonderful to us, and we have loved being a part of the day-to-day business community there.  We have made so many friends at the store and have loved sharing your stories and your lives as you have shopped with us for just the right gift, rewarded yourself with a special treat, or just come in for a visit and a browse.  While we will not be physically behind the red lacquer door in that saffron- colored storefront, we will be around!  Watch for more specifics in the months to come.  We don't want to lose you!

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Our store on Church Street will be open for some more months. However, there are some exciting possibilities in the offing for that space.  Watch for news!  In the meantime, we will be open and doing business as usual. Come by and share a hug and a laugh.  We'll let you shop, too!

Ann and Ellen  

Mingei World Arts

 404-371-0101


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