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Author Anthony Sammarco Talk: The Christmas Tree Shops (Norwell)

December 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

$10 – $15
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James Library

The Christmas Tree Shops was an icon of New England, with stores that offered a diverse assortment of merchandise from seasonal decorations, home decor, housewares, food and giftware, and just about everything else. Founded in 1970 by Chuck and Doreen Bilezikian, they opened their first shop on Route 6A at Willow Street in Yarmouth Port in a former grocery store. Over the next three decades, twenty-three stores were opened that not only had distinctive architecture but also became a destination for the public and offered items you never thought you needed before stepping through the door.

Despite the seasonal name, the Bilezikians sold unique, one-of-a-kind quality merchandise at bargain prices from closeouts and overruns, as well as small batches of baskets made in Eastern Europe, glass Christmas ornaments from Poland, and a plethora of intriguing merchandise. One customer described the stores as “like walking into a closet full of surprise treasures” and combined with great prices, they would coin their familiar catch phrase “Don’t You Just Love a Bargain?” Employees radiated a warm, positive attitude and were valued for their part in making the Christmas Tree Shops not just a special place to shop but a great success.

 

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December 3
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1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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James Library & Center for the Arts
24 West Street
Norwell, MA
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781.659.7100
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