Main Street Mini Mall closing doors for last time
Tammy Seimears, The Madison News
Saturday, January 14, 2012
You could find just about anything there. After twelve years of being the main source in town of hardware, nuts and bolts, Muck Boots, insulated coats and bibs, light bulbs, tools, keys, toilet repair kits and a myriad of other items that were just the perfect thing to finish that repair job at home, the Main Street Mini Mall will be closing their doors permanently on January 21, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Owned and operated by long time Madison residents, Gale and Renell Schroeder, the Mini Mall has been a cornerstone of Main Street whether one was working on a do-it-yourself project at home, was one of several area contractors, or was a high school girl tanning in preparation for prom. Many teams and groups wear t-shirts made by Renell as one of several services offered at the store.
Due to increased minimum orders by their main distributor and the lack of room to store the excess merchandise, the Schroeders have decided that it’s time to call it quits in the little hardware store in Madison. They plan to stay in the area and spend the extra time being grandparents and getting to the many little projects at home that have been stacking up. Gale works full time in the oilfield and is the USD 386 School Board President. Renell takes care of the median strip in front of the firebarn and spends a lot of time with her grandkids.
Their hours up until closing will be 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. They will be closed on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
They are offering drastic reductions in price to clear remaining merchandise. Sewing and scrapbooking items are 75 percent off, hardware items are 40 percent off, gloves and stocking hats are 50 percent off and Jepson Pottery is 50 percent off.
Even if you don’t need to buy anything, take time to stop by and wish the Schroeders well in their new venture in life.
matt (anonymous) says...
Thanks and good luck.
January 14, 2012 at 11:05 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
bloomsbury (SC DIXON) says...
Very sorry to hear this. Good luck.
January 14, 2012 at 4:43 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
booker5m (anonymous) says...
Lots of smaller businesses are forced to close down for not meeting ordering amounts. Too bad they have to close!
January 14, 2012 at 8:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
create (anonymous) says...
Problem is, those running for office keep touting small business as the backbone of America yet ordering amounts cannot be met by those same businesses. This is not to say that this is the reason for this specific business in Madison to close, but it is just a statement about small business in general.
This is why clearing houses like Amazon have made it so big in this country while brick and mortar stores are quickly disappearing. It's a real shame.
January 15, 2012 at 4:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mslater (Matt Slater) says...
Actually I would put the minimum ordering amount on Wal-Mart rather than Amazon. They have for years asked distributors to increase ordering amounts, for this very reason.
January 16, 2012 at 9:25 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
create (anonymous) says...
But Amazon doesn't even deal with minimum ordering amounts. They simply allow dealers from all over the world to sell their wares on the Amazon site. If I want to buy an item from Amazon, I google it on their web site and they present all the dealers who offer that item, some at greatly reduced prices. Competition is alive and well there. Those brick and mortar stores who decide to sell on Amazon are enjoying a mail order business as well as their main street business.
January 16, 2012 at 12:36 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )