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BY KAREN CHANEY
IshChicks o ers a variety of home decor and other items. The owners said they buy merchandise based on their gut.
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IshChicks o ers “decor-ish” items in Plano While working together in corpo- rate jobs, Wendi Schlarb and Joann Chat eld often found themselves traveling internationally together. Experiences they had shopping in other countries proved to be a springboard for a new career path. “We were in Germany when it rst crystallized for real,” Schlarb said. “We turned down a street and there were rows of boutiques. Every single one of them was bright and cheery. Nothing was ridiculously expensive.” Five years later, in September 2022, they opened IshChicks in Plano. What’s in a name? The duo said they wanted the boutique to be “home decor-ish” and “gift-ish”. They focused on using “ish” in the name and when they found that the domain ish. com was taken, they named the business IshChicks. What’s special about it Schlarb said the boutique only carries merchandise that is color- ful, unique and a ordable. Providing a creative outlet was also important to the business owners. They pondered ideas such
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Owners Wendi Schlarb and Joann Chat eld started IshChicks in 2022.
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as customizable paper goods but that idea was soon replaced with printed cork products. They o er placemats, coasters, trivets, acrylic tray inserts and serving accents made of printed cork. They carry a variety of stock designs and customers can submit designs to create customized items.
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