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Article: CLAIRE V. MAKES IT PERMANENT -- FOR NOW
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- February 22, 2009
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A Roanoke handbag retailer is staying put in downtown Roanoke.
Claire V. merged its enterprise with another downtown retailer,
Twist & Turns, in November, and a Claire V. spokeswoman says the
move is permanent.
Locally, the company designs accessories and silk handbags in a
variety of shapes and colors. The designs are shipped to Cambodia,
where they are crafted by victims of land mine injuries. Some
embroidery work is done in Vietnam. Proceeds from the company's
sales go toward education and health programs for women and children
in Southeast Asia.
Claire V.'s U.S. operation has been based in Roanoke since 2003,
when owner Laura Bradford Godfrey moved to Southwest Virginia from
Boston.
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