Tag: Made in KC

Matt Brammlette, Mid Coast Modern, Bear Soap Co.

Business is a bear: Why Soap Bar closed its storefront to keep inventory flowing to Made in KC, refreshed retail spot

By Tommy Felts / June 4, 2022

The shelving of Soap Bar in Westport wasn’t the end of a chapter — just a focused business shift, said Matt Bramlette, the Midtown maker behind Toilet Bombs and a variety of self-care products.  “We took the look and feel of Soap Bar and merged it with Mid Coast Modern. It was a total refresh,”…

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Ludo's Shuffleboard Bar

Take a peek down Ludo’s lanes before Made in KC’s new shuffleboard bar opens in Midtown

By Tommy Felts / April 23, 2022

When the team at Made in KC moved the local-first retailer’s flagship shop to Martini Corner in spring 2021, they immediately had a vision for what the multi-concept building could entertain, said Keith Bradley.  The vision: a retro shuffleboard bar.  “The idea for a shuffleboard bar sparked from two places. One was the desire we…

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Cara Hennessy, Sarah-Allen Preston, and Morgan Miller, afloat

Made in KC partners with afloat to provide same-day gifting of exclusive care packages

By Tommy Felts / April 9, 2022

Kansas Citians can now get same-day delivery from the city’s largest local marketplace through afloat — a gifting app by one of the metro’s leading startups that allows community members to pick out and send neatly-packaged goods to their loved ones, said Sarah-Allen Preston. “We have always been huge fans of Made in KC, and…

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Keith Bradley, Made in KC

The future is local: How masks helped neighbors look each other in the eyes again

By Tommy Felts / December 27, 2021

Editor’s note: The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Keith Bradley is co-owner of Made in KC, a brick-and-mortar and online retailer of locally made goods with neighborhood, marketplace and cafe locations downtown, on the Country Club Plaza, in Lee’s Summit, Lenexa, and across the metro. As we wind down our second…

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Toilet Bombs by Bear Soap Co., Soap Bar in Westport

Toilet bombs dropped less than two weeks ago; retailers can’t seem to keep them on the shelves

By Tommy Felts / December 4, 2021

Bear Soap Co.’s latest bestseller might have begun as an accident, but the bath bombs for toilet bowls are making a splash as shoppers discover a cheeky new stocking stuffer that fizzes beyond the holiday season, said Matt Bramlette. “The toilet bombs can be a fun novelty gift; or they can be something that people…

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