Made in KC, a popular retailer that sells products from local brands and makers, officially opened its newest shop over the weekend in Johnson County.
The 1,500-square-foot location, what company officials term a “neighborhood shop,” is in downtown Overland Park between Santa Fe Drive and Metcalf Avenue at 7325 W. 80th St., two doors down from Strang Hall food hall.
The grand opening for the new Made in KC shop was Saturday, coinciding with the regular weekend farmers’ market in downtown Overland Park. That followed about a week-and-a-half soft opening.
Michael Travis, the general manager for Made in KC’s neighborhood shops, told the Post previously he believes this store has the potential to be one of the retailer’s “marquee shops.”
He said shoppers should expect a wider selection of items and more local choices in the Overland Park location.
Downtown Overland Park store has kids’ section
- The new Made in KC store offers activities for kids, including a place for children to display artwork on a large bulletin board.
- That’s alongside a line of locally made wares for kids in addition to some of its regular items.
- This is one of seven such “neighborhood shops” run by Made in KC throughout the metro, including one at Prairiefire.
Made in KC aims to cater to OP customers
- The store is meant to fit in with “the fabric and the pulse” of the local business community around it, Travis said.
- “We want to make sure that the community when they walk in feel like it’s their shop,” he said.
- It sells more products focused on Overland Park as well.
- “We want to cater to the families as they come in,” Travis said. “We think we’ve got a place for people to come and hang out and celebrate all our local makers and artists.”
Find KC T-shirts, hats, prints and other local goods
- The Overland Park store has a dedicated T-shirt wall and a large hat display.
- There’s also a central table with jewelry, knick-knacks and cosmetics.
- Plus, the new shop has a dedicated area for prints and hanging artwork.
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