45 year old brooklyn retailer sells home objects for every style

INTERVIEWS

Dec 30

Written By Lainy Hedaya

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In the middle of Brooklyn, quite literally the middle, (517 Kings Highway Brooklyn NY 11223), exists a home wonderland store called Addy & Company. They sell through their instagram @addyandcompany & through face-time appointments (website coming soon).

We chat with Jamie Sabbagh and Maureen Cohen who are the owners of shop, started by Aimee’s mother Adelaide who started it in her basement in Brooklyn selling home-goods to women in the neighborhood. The business grew, and now is a notable neighborhood staple. It is a second generation female owned family business.

SBL: What do you guys specialize in?

A&C: We specialize in catering to our customers specific taste & needs & turning their houses into homes. It is primarily home decor; flatware, barware, and poolware.

SBL: Why do people love to shop at your store?

A&C: People love to shop by our store because of the hard work we put into making each and every customer happy; by making their houses into homes with our personal decor styling.

SBL: What are some special brands that you carry?

A&C: Some of the brands we carry that my customers love are:

Christoffle
Marie Daage
Reynaud
Versace
Vietri
Casa Nova
Tina Frey
Sabre
Capdeco
Lilly Juliet
Baobab Candle
Mario Luca
Sambonet
Lalique
Ana Wetherly
JL Coquette

SBL: Do you have any personal favorites?

A&C: My personal favorite is Marie Daage because these are one of a kind pieces that are hand painted and costumed to order. Tina Frey is another favorite because of the versatility that the brand offers. Each piece can be used in a variety of ways. For instance same piece can be used as decorative or serve your meal in style.

SBL: Have you had to change anything about your business to adapt to covid? And what are they?

A&C: We adapted to business by relying on technology while our physical doors were shut. We placed our focus on our social media presence, allowing us to reach tens of thousands of potential customers. Covid-19 shut our physical doors but Instagram opened our doors worldwide. Social media allowed us to showcase and expand our small business during a pandemic, something we never thought possible.We offered the opportunity to schedule appointments via Facetime and provided worldwide shipping.

SBL: Has Covid taught you anything about your business?

A&C: Covid has shown us our customers continuous loyalty to our small business. During covid our homes became our safe havens, and we were able to help provide homes with that special touch for family time

SBL: What is the best business advice you ever had?

A&C: The best business advice we had was to be honest, humble and true to ourselves and hope to uphold that for all our customers.

To shop Addy & Company:

visit their Instagram

give them a. ring at: (718) 676-2333

or visit their store at 517 Kings Highway Brooklyn NY 11223

& trust us, you will not be disappointed!