Steve and Deb Mayfield, owners of the Shelburne Country Store, today announced the acquisition of The Christmas Loft located in Shelburne.Based in Jay, Vermont, The Christmas Loft is a privately held corporation that operates three retail locations in Shelburne andin North Woodstock and North Conway, New Hampshire.The purchase by the Mayfields includes just the Shelburne location. The Christmas Loft will continue to operate the remaining New Hampshire locations as well as their office and warehouse in Jay independently.
The Shelburne store opened in 1987 in the Shelburne Village (right next to the Shelburne Country Store) and moved into the current 11,000 square foot location in 1996.Within the walls the Shelburne Christmas Loft houses an almost full size replica of the Village of Shelburne at Christmastime (complete with an almost full size Shelburne Country Store).The uniqueness of the Christmas Loft concept makes it a destination for locals and tourists alike and there are no immediate plans to change that.
By welcoming the Shelburne Christmas Loft’s employees and customers into the Shelburne Country Store family, the combined stores will be able to offer a far better experience at both locations by combining the knowledge that each store brings to the table as well as a much bigger variety of Holiday and Seasonal merchandise.
The new location will be officially named the ‘Country Christmas Loft’ and will operate a corresponding website,www.CountryChristmasLoft.com.
The business will remain at its present location on Shelburne Road in Shelburne, VT. This transaction was managed by John Stimets, a principal of Country Business, Inc.CBI is New England’s largest privately held business brokerage firm.