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Article: Homefest finds a niche ... and decorates it.(Brief Article)
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- ColoradoBiz
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- June 1, 2000
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Had Mike Di Paulo and his wife, Lindy, opened their Fort Collins-based Homefest shop two or three years earlier, they might have a different story to tell. The couple moved to town in 1993 with plans to open some sort of retail outfit. They settled on the idea of a fine home-accessories and gift shop, and opened a 3,000-square-foot store in Fort Collins' Old Town.
It was a bit of a risk, said Mike Di Paulo, who cut his teeth in the garment manufacturing business. "We knew we were at the front of a trend, and had we come in a few years earlier, it would have been too soon. But Fort Collins was a growing, business-friendly town, and we thought people were ready for ...