YPSILANTI, MI — Pet homeowners will quickly have a brand new spot to take a look at in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town.
Depot Town Cats & Dogs is planning to open at 46 E. Cross St. someday in March. The new store is about to function provides like meals, equipment and toys in addition to grooming for each cats and dogs.
“The goal is to pretty much be a one-stop shop for whatever anybody needs,” Owner Holli Andrews mentioned.
Andrews has been serving to revitalize totally different downtowns for 15 years, and even spent a while as the manager director for Saline Main Street and as Ypsilanti’s metropolis planner for a yr.
Andrews mentioned she not too long ago determined she wished to work with Ypsi businesses another way and turned to her canine, Levi, who she thinks makes a “great business partner.”
“As a director in these other downtowns, I always thought this type of business would do well, be different and add to the mix,” she mentioned. “Now I can try all of the tricks and ideas that I found to help other businesses myself.”
Affordability and neighborhood enter is vital for the brand new business, Andrews mentioned, including she is at present asking for suggestions with a survey and can use the responses to information what she is going to fill the shop with.
“I will certainly do special things as needed,” she mentioned.
Beyond provides, Andrews plans to host occasions to attach not solely pets and homeowners, however to carry extra individuals to Ypsilanti.
The new proprietor already has concepts for a canine parade, methods to help native shelters and different occasions for cats to be part of in order that they aren’t disregarded of the festivities.
The new retailer may even work carefully alongside different native businesses like Fur Ball Society which gives pet sitting providers within the space.
Overall, Andrews needs Depot Town Cats & Dogs to be a useful resource for a lot of pet homeowners within the space. She hopes she will take some stress out of individuals’s lives, whereas building a neighborhood together with her operations, she mentioned.
“I know what it’s like being a pet owner, and you want to do the best for your pet (but) all of us are busy,” she mentioned. “It’s a service (I’m offering) and it works well with the other small businesses here.”
The new store’s hours plan to be from midday to eight p.m. Tuesday by Saturday and midday to five p.m. Sunday. Depot Town Cats & Dogs additionally plans to supply supply choices in addition to curbside pickup, Andrews mentioned.
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