Clare Marchon speaks about her venture, Limited Editions, and the products stocked at the store
Clare Marchon, hails from Betim. She always had a dream to start a business in her ancestral village. Her family was blessed to own several shops and they run five different stores in Betim.
Clare’s entry into business began at a rather early age, as she began working soon after she completed her higher secondary education. Alongside working, the determined lady also went on to complete her graduation, earning herself a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dhempe College. It is this very early start that ensured Clare had a wealth of experience backing her, an asset that came in very handy when she made her formal foray into the business world. Post her graduation she moved to Dubai for a brief period where she worked in the public relations section at Future Establishment. After she moved back to Goa, and having developed a knack for business, Clare took up employment at an advertising agency in Panjim where she worked for two years
Clare opened her store, Limited Editions, thirteen years ago at her ancestral house located opposite the ferry wharf in Betim. Back then the store would sell furniture from Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Every piece of furniture displayed there was unique and their customers just loved it. But unfortunately her father’s cousin who was a partner at the store and used to source the furniture for her migrated to Australia and they had to shut the store.
Her loyal customers never failed to ask her about the store and when she would be setting up something on similar lines. Just before the lockdown in March, Clare decided to revive the store again, this time with a different concept, and instead of furniture decided to fill it with curios from Turkey, Portugal, Thailand and different states of India.
Limited Editions stocks curios from Turkey, blue and white crockery from Portugal, artificial flowers from Thailand, formal and casual bags from India and other parts of the world.
Her suppliers are Turkish, Thai and Indians, who mostly run their businesses abroad and in India.
Clare is in talks with a lot of local artisans and young ladies who work with women from rural areas to stock their products. Local handicrafts and curios will be available at the store shortly.
Clare opened the store in December and thanks to the festive season, she had an excellent response. The location of the store, on the main road, opposite Terry’s Supermarket in Betim was an added advantage and the store saw a lot of outstation visitors.
Her husband has been her constant support and strength throughout, right up from her decision to revive Limited Editions, till date Clare considers herself lucky as she had purchased her stocks before the lockdown as sourcing the products now would be difficult, given various restrictions all over when it comes to logistics. She hopes that the pandemic loosens its grip and life gets back to normal.
The next time one needs a gift for any occasion or just a curio for your house to be a topic of conversation for your next get together, head over to Limited Editions, for unique gift items; Clare plans on stocking items from all over the world in the coming months
