BUSINESS FEATURE
BY ERICK PIRAYESH
An authentic Willie Nelson signed guitar ($800)
A vintage set of golf clubs ($250)
An assortment of men’s ties from various brands. (Prices vary)
Klik &Mortar owner Mike Zack has owned and operated retail stores in Plano under various names for more than 20 years. (Photos by Erick Pirayesh/Community Impact Newspaper)
A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING
Klik&Mortar Retail store carves niche as ‘one-stop shop’ in Plano A mid the designer shoes, European suits and eclectic artwork seen upon entering everything, Zack said. After moving to the store’s
Along with a variety of European-style men’s and
Klik&Mortar 1900 Preston Road, Ste. 131, Plano 469-849-5238 www.klikandmortar.com Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Sun. closed woman’s fashion items, Klik & Mortar is also a consignment store with an eclectic selection of art, furniture, decorative items and more.
it always changes,” Zack said. “[For] some people it’s overwhelming when they walk in, but you have to look around.” Zack said he is still fond of the buying and selling part of the business but above all appreciates the friendships he has made with long-term customers. “I like people. [Customers] become my friends,” Zack said. “It’s not like I am trying to sell them.” Klik &Mortar also o ers custom suits, shirts, tailoring services and many other requests a customer might have, Zack said. “We kind of do whatever you need; it is a one-stop shop,” he said. “I’m a little bit crazy, so it changes all the time.”
current space, Zack said he began buying and selling various types of products through consignment sales. However, Zack said he does not do consignment sales like some other companies that only pay the seller part of the proceeds if the item is purchased. “You come to me and you say, ‘Hey, I want $50 for this sweater,’” he said. “Now it doesn’t make a di er- ence [what] I sell it for ... you get your $50. That’s a fair way to do it.” In addition to luxury clothing items, Klik &Mortar is now lled with art, furniture, instruments, sports equipment and more. “This store is a little di erent, and
Klik &Mortar, a red-white-and-blue guitar is centrally displayed with the signature of country artist Willie Nelson scrawled across its base. According to the store’s owner, Mike Zack, new guests who enter the shop in the Preston Park Village shopping center often ask “What do you sell here?” The answer, Zack said, is a bit complicated. Klik &Mortar has been owned and operated by Zack under di erent names in Plano since the late 1990s. He said it started as a men’s luxury clothing store before eventually adding women’s prod- ucts. Now the shop has a little bit of
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