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A Shared Love of Cashiers
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: July 2023 | Photograph By: Mary Gilian
For its new owners, The Cashiers Store is the epitome of deep community pride. It’s located adjacent to Cornucopia at 16 Cashiers School Road in Cashiers and is open 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Tuesday through Sunday.
Erika Mason and Lesley Madden
Longtime friends, and now business partners, Erika Mason and Lesley Madden both share a common love of, and pride in, the Cashiers community. When the opportunity arose to purchase The Cashiers Store last August, they jumped at the chance.
Talk about a perfect fit – this was it. A store to celebrate Cashiers with Cashiers-branded items of every description. Erika and Lesley believe you should wear your community pride on your sleeve, hat, or drinkware.
When the previous owners of The Cashiers Store decided to sell so they could expand and focus on their other business, Vivace, they immediately thought of Erika and Lesley as the perfect partners to continue this successful business.
Erika had often discussed her dream of owning her own business with Lane Leddy of Vivace. Her background in merchandising and as a golf professional at the area’s premier Country Clubs are perfectly suited for this venture. Lesley is a Cashiers native whose roots and happy memories run deep. She also dreamed of owning her own business, and one showcasing her pride in the community was tailor-made. These two are proof that if you love what you do it will never feel like work.
The Cashiers Store, as the name implies, sells a plethora of Cashiers-branded lifestyle items, athleisure wear, casual pieces, and functional items that you’ll be proud to wear and use every day. You’ll find joggers, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, belts, sweaters, performance pullovers with 50SPF that are perfect for all your outdoor activities, Goodr sunglasses, tote bags, insulated drinkware and so much more.
Stop in and check out their inventory, and you’ll find yourselves rubbing elbows with visitors who want to take a piece of the mountains home with them, and residents who love the quality and versatility of the pieces and who realize that if you’re lucky enough to live in paradise, you might as well flaunt it. By the time you leave, you’ll most likely have engaged in conversation with other shoppers and found yourself sharing stories and memories. It’s that kind of neighborly place.
