One of the things we work very hard to do at Market Street Creatives is thoughtfully curate where businesses are placed and the types of products being offered throughout the store.
When you join MSC, you sign up with a particular business concept and product line. We use that information when determining where to place your space, and whenever possible, we intentionally avoid putting businesses with directly competing products next to one another.
We do this for a reason: we want every business owner to have a fair opportunity to succeed.
Because of that, we need to be very clear about something.
We do not support businesses adding completely unrelated product lines simply because they see another MSC business successfully selling those products.
For example, if you operate a candle business and we place you next to someone whose primary product is handcrafted cutting boards, that placement was intentional. If you then begin stocking cutting boards because you see that they are selling well, we suddenly have two businesses selling the same product directly beside one another.
That is not fair to the business owner who originally joined MSC specifically to sell that product, and it undermines the work we put into creating a balanced product mix throughout the store.
This does NOT mean you cannot grow, evolve, introduce new products, or expand your business. We absolutely encourage that.
However, if you are considering adding a significantly different product category from what you originally signed up to sell, especially something already being sold by another MSC business, please speak with us before bringing it into your space.
There is a big difference between expanding your existing product line and intentionally duplicating another business’s successful product.
Market Street Creatives works because we have hundreds of independent businesses under one roof, each bringing something different to the customer experience. Protecting that diversity is important to us.
We will continue to work hard to protect your business from unnecessary direct competition, and in return, we expect everyone within MSC to show that same respect toward their fellow business owners.
Build your brand. Grow your product line. Be creative. But please do not build your business by copying what is working for the business next to you.
Thank you for helping us continue to create a fair, diverse, and successful marketplace for everyone.
The Market Street Creatives Team