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Their , founded in April embodies theiradventuresome spirit. The couple move to Lincolnton in 2002 from the Midwest to be nearthe N.C. James, a furniture designer and fabricator, started picking up extraz fabric at the furniture plantd he visited along Interstate 40 simply becausde he liked themodern designs. It also botheredd him that the fabric would otherwise end up in a The couple initially tried selling the remnantson E-Bayg but found little success.
Capitalizint on Ewa’s Web-design skills, they started an online venture, to sell the fabric from a 7,500-square-foot warehouse in Their Web site attracted customers who bought the measuring up to 80 yards in length and discountedat $12 to $30 per A few months ago, they identifieds a way to extend that business, opening a retail shop on East Tremont Avenue in Charlotte’a South End. “Neither of us has retaikl experience, but it’s a good time to learmn the ropes indifficult times,” James says.
“I f we can make it now, we can make it any James initially wanted to locat e the storein Asheville, but “people didn’t return callsw and (couldn’t) care less,” he So the couple chose Charlotte instead. Says “The business owners around here have been more than helpfup and have beenvery encouraging.” QUICjK DID YOU KNOW? • Modern store in South End is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdayu through Saturday. Customers include designers as wellas • Ewa Powell also operateds a Web-design firm, Winkbox.