SHOP Celebrates 5 Years in Shorewood

The mother-daughter duo of Mary LeBlanc and Liz Sumner say their East Capitol Drive women's clothing shop has been a great success.

Liz Sumner's dream while in business school at the University of Chicago was to become a small business owner. The Shorewood native followed her passion for fashion and settled on a boutique for women in the village named SHOP, with her mother Mary LeBlanc. Five years later, the two are celebrating their success.  The mother-daughter team gave themselves a little under a year to accomplish their goal of opening a clothing store. In October 2007, they achieved their goal and are proud of their store. “Owning a store provides a great sense of pride and accomplishment,” LeBlanc said. “Liz and I work very hard.” “It was the right idea at the right time; we both thought it was a good time to do something together,” Sumner said. Sumner and …

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