Downtown Mt. Clemens is on a bit of a hot streak when it comes to new businesses lately.
The Macomb County seat's downtown has welcomed three new retailers and a restaurant into the fold. It has also helped one more business expand so far this year. All of these are locally owned mom-and-pop shops in a downtown dominated by similar companies.
Such little boutique businesses are considered the lifeblood to a making a suburban central business district vibrant, which makes communities attractive to the chain stores of mainstream America.
The latest addition is Champagne Chocolates Too, a gourmet chocolatier that opened this month. It sells house-made ice-cream, scones and biscotti, coffee and other treats. Debbie Heuchert, who also owns the shop next door (Champagne Chocolates), decided to open another after growing tired of looking at an empty storefront at 58 Cherry St. Mall.
Source: Arthur Mullen, executive director of the Mt. Clemens Downtown Development Authority
Writer: Jon Zemke
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