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Relocate (SAVE) Jeffrey Beauty Supply

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Help us continue to be if service, if we aren't able to raise these funds by 12/31/18 we will have to permanently close our doors. 

Jeffrey Beauty Supply in Brooklyn, New York  was born out of a desire to service our customers with the utmost respect by store associates who understand the industry, the clientele, and the community. We want the experience of shopping at our store to be informative, exemplary, and comfortable. When we opened in 2017, at 1709 St. Marks  Avenue, we were our landlord's first non corporate tenant in a brand new 12 store shopping strip. The complex was new and from all appearances very promising, our Landlord foretold of the wide variety of tenants he was in negotiations with, community staples such as, Lil Ceasars , Metro PCS,  hair salons, etc.
A year later there was no change, no new tenants despite we ourselves sending prospects their way. On or about March of this year Metro PCS moved in and they soon closed. What are the odds of a major brand closing that quickly... the complex did not yield the traffic they needed to sustain. Despite all of the above we added services to the store to draw patrons across our threshold in attempts to increase traffic/revenue. It was quite the uphill battle, and unfortunately our reserves were depleting while the foot traffic continued to diminish month after month. From inception we received excellent reviews and continued to increase our inventory. We were strategizing with outside consult on how we may turn the tide through continued and dynamic marketing / promotion to draw a crowd.  But then we got the update that our landlord rented 8 of the 9 available stores to an Auto Parts store. Soon after we came to the reality that we could not thrive and closing was our only outcome. We contacted our landlord with the news and to our surprise he acknowledged our plight and offered a transfer to another of his complexes that is completely established and has high foot traffic. We visited the location spoke with current tenants and witnessed the difference first hand. We want to survive and we are hoping our community can assist.
A black owned beauty supply in NYC is an anomaly. We don't have representation in ownership by design. We beat major odds just by opening and existing. We are customer centric and product knowledgeable. We give our patrons a space to share, learn, inquire... but most of all respect and comfort.  Please be so kind to help us keep this going ❤.


The donated funds will keep our current doors open, pay our team,  while renovating the new space which is almost a complete rehab. After such we will move all of our infrastructure and inventory to the new location.

Thank you for donating,  sharing,  and sending us well wishes. 

Organizer

Sade Ogunkeyede
Organizer
Brooklyn, NY

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