Dreams no longer delayed as new stores open

Two local stores on the verge of opening when the pandemic shutdowns took effect welcomed customers for the first time over the Independence Day weekend.

THE PANDEMIC HAS DELAYEDDREAMS - AND HURT SMALLBUSINESSES.WE CONTINUE TOHIGHLIGHT HOW THEY ARECHANGING TO STAY OPEN IN OURWE'RE OPEN SERIES.BUT VEVAYANTIQUE MALL AND ORIGINALITEESWERE JUST áTRYING TO OPEN WHENCOVID HIT.I INTRODUCED YOU TOTHEM IN APRIL.TONIGHT - DOORSTO BOTH BUSINESS ARE OPEN FORTHE FIRST TIME.(cover) KhishaAsubuhi/Originalitees 155129This is amazing.

It just goesto show you, if you just keepworking hard and stay thepath, good things happen.KHISHA ASUBUHI'S COMPANYORIGINALITEES TURNS 11 IN ACOUPLE WEEKS.áTHIS WEEKEND -IT CELEBRATES A DIFFERENTMILESTONE.NATS 155949 bagITSFIRST BRICK AND MORTAR STOREWAS SUPPOSED TO OPEN IN APRILON WOODBURN AVENUE.BUTEVERYTHING WAS CLOSE.Asubuhi155318 We had to getconstruction back up andgoing, we've had to come upwith new designs.

We had tostay relevant, yeah know?WHENI FIRST TALKED TO ASUBUHIABOUT HER DELAYED DREAM -ORIGINALITEES WAS PARTNERINGWITH THE FOODBANK - MAKINGTHESE SHIRTS AND BAGS.SHE'SSINCE DONE WORK WITH BLACKLIVES MATTER TOO.NATS carINVEVAY -Angie Priest/VevayAntique Mall 0002 Hi Evan!-ANGIE PRIEST, EMILY PRARAT,AND TIMOTHY SHACKLEFORD AREABLE TO LET CUSTOMERS áINSIDEVEVAY ANTIQUE MALL FOR THEFIRST TIME.Priest 0249 It'sthese people that are keepingus here and to get us to thispoint and we're just excitedthat they can finally come seeit in person and not just onour Facebook page.THEY HAD AVIRTUAL GRAND OPENING INSTEAD-NATS yay!- AND STARTED SELLINGONLINE - WITH DELIVERY ORCURBSIDE PICK UP.A STRANGESTART TO A LIFELONG DREAM FORPRARAT.NOW REALIZED.LIKEASUBUHI.WHO SET A GOAL ONEYEAR AGO.Asubuhi155435 Lastyear during our ten yearanniversary, I said I wantedto open a store during ourtenth year.EVEN WITH APANDEMIC - SHE GOT MADE HERGOAL BY WEEKS.NOW ALL THESESTORES NEED - IS YOU.Asubuhi155611 Come to our store,check it out.