ABC Eyewitness News - Storefront Stories: Shopping small businesses for the holidays M&S Schmalberg

ABC Eyewitness News - Storefront Stories: Shopping small businesses for the holidays M&S Schmalberg Flowers
By Joelle Garguilo
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Before you head out to the mall or open up your laptop to do some browsing, you may want to consider shopping small. From candy shops and toy stores to the workshops of artisans, you can enrich your community and find unique gifts at small businesses.
There's no denying small businesses are the backbone of any city, but in a place like New York City, it's not always easy to stay afloat with sky-high rents and cutthroat competition unlike anywhere else.
There are 183-thousand small businesses across the 5 boroughs - a record-breaking high just recorded this year.
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M&S Schmalberg is a 4th generation family business in The NYC Garment District. Our flowers, hand-made in our New York City factory, have complemented the apparel, bridal, accessory, millinery and home furnishing industries since 1916.
Using the same delicate process since 1916, we are able to provide exquisite quality and a level of artisanal customization that cannot be matched. Some of our flower molds date back to the turn of the century. Styles can be made in any fabric; including silks, leathers, suedes, cottons, velvets, felts and even exotic snake and alligator skins. As a garment district factory, we are capable of producing large production orders as well as special one of a kind couture pieces.
Clientele include Marc Jacobs, Vera Wang, Ralph Lauren, Oscar de la Renta, The NYC Ballet, Metropolitan Opera, Radio City Music Hall and others. Our flowers have adorned celebrities including Sarah Jessica Parker, Anne Hathaway, Beyonce, Reese Witherspoon, Lebron James and Bono.
Our flowers are available for purchase @ www.etsy.com/s...
M&S Schmalberg Inc, New York
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