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Amery welcomes Bittersweet Homestead, your one stop seasonal shop
6 Nov 2020
Polk County, News
Over the decades 320 Keller Avenue has been full of cars. Whether it be cars for sale, or cars being repaired at the various dealerships that have called that address home. Today the lot is still full of cars, but the cars are full of people who are pulling in to check out one of Amery’s newest businesses, Bittersweet Homestead.
Owner Debra Leier said she started a boutique in her home in the Twin Cities 36 years ago. Eventually that boutique moved to Oak Park Golf Course. Six years ago, Leier sold the business to a couple, but stayed heavily involved.
Like many small businesses, COVID-19 took its toll on the boutique and the owners decided it was time to permanently close the doors. There was no way Leier could let the beloved business just fade away. “I told my husband I wanted to move forward with the boutique,” she said.
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