AliKat Featured on Bella Ink Blog

October 1, 2009

Check out Bella Ink's blog for its feature on AliKat Boutique! Bella Ink is a sassy yet sophisticated stationery line that is available in over 800 stores across the country (including AliKat, of course!). The line is popular with people of all ages --- from twenty-somethings to sassy sixty somethings!

AliKat is featured on Bella Ink's Shop Girl Focus page. The blog entry highlights what is special about AliKat and includes an interview with owner Sandy Moore. Check it out: http://bellaink.typepad.com/bella_ink_blog/shop_girl_focus/

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AliKat Announces New Website

April 14, 2009

We are pleased to announce the release of this website and accompanying blog. After months of design work, photo shoots, spellchecking and coding, our website is here, and we LOVE it! Thank you to: Orangeflux and designer Kris Meyer; This is Me Photography and Lesley Arlasky; Sandy's sister, Sharon; Tom, Dick & Harry Advertising and countless friends and AliKat staff.

Check back often for all things AliKat, including news, events and product updates!!!

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Do You Remember the 21st Day of September...

September 21, 2008

We didn't plan our opening based on the popular Earth, Wind & Fire song 'September' but it has become our song. AliKat opened September 21, 2006, and celebrated our second anniversary in 2008. Lots of changes came with our second year: a new 'back room' with more apparel choices along with a new fitting room and the addition of Patricia Locke.

What's in store for AliKat next? We don't know but we hope you're here with us!

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AliKat Reaches Worldwide Clientele

December 2007

AliKat's print campaign, produced by advertiser Tom, Dick & Harry, is being seen by more eyes than its intended Chicagoland target area. The work is featured in Lürzer’s International Archive Magazine (Vol. 6-2007, page 128), an international review dedicated to presenting the best new print campaigns and TV commercials from all over the world.

Each 160-page issue of Archive features 70 of the world's best new print campaigns and short synopses of 50 TV commercials dated and classified by individual product groups.

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Daily Herald Declares AliKat a Rare Find

October 20, 2006

Glen Ellyn's AliKat offers unique gifts for all occasions

The owner of AliKat in Glen Ellyn believes the new shop fills a niche in the community by offering an array of fun, unusual gifts for friends, family and even pets.

The store at 499 W. Pennsylvania Ave. features a selection of items shoppers won't find at the traditional retailer.

"We have gifts for friends, for yourself, for older kids, for your husband, as well as great hostess gifts," owner Sandy Moore said.

T-shirts, purses and jewelry are popular at the shop. Moore said that she features a line of belts from a Texas designer where you can switch the belt buckles. One buckle says "Hip Mom," while a similar pendant says "hip mom" on one side and "Motherhood is not for sissy's," on the other side.

The Ugly Doll, a popular stuffed animal-style toy, is another popular pick at the store. The larger dolls go for $20 while the small ones sell for $10.

The store is named after Moore's two daughters, Ally, 13 and Katie, 11. It's designed in a fun way. "It looks like an alley with a fire escape," Moore said.

Parts of an old fire escape were used to decorate the back area called Teen Alley. Moore said she found part of the fire escape from an old dormitory they were demolishing at Wheaton College.

Glen Ellyn artist Christine Marks helped Moore design the store. "I had some ideas, but she helped me bring it all together," Moore said.

Prior to launching the small business, Moore worked for General RE in Chicago for about 20 years. She stayed at home for the past several years to raise her daughters and decided it was time to start her own venture.

"We wanted to do something local. We did a lot of research and found there's a need for this," Moore said. Her husband, Keith, works for Aon.

The store is open from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and in November will open on Sundays. For more information, call (630) 469-5760.

Originally published in the Daily Herald, Oct. 20, 2006

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