Father-Husband-Marketer-Geek

Bronner's is legendary. They even have their own D56 building, as depicted in this image. If you click on the picture, you can view the descriptive page on the corporate D56 site. I was looking for some additional stores from the midwest to add to the Google Map of Recommended Department 56 shops . It was suggested that I include Bronner's. A quote from a member of the d56 yahoo group : "They say they are the largest Christmas store in the world....It is a family run business, and they are the sweetest people. I've been going there for over 20 years, and every time I go ALL of the salespeople are full of Christmas cheer...no matter what time of year it is! It is one of the happiest places to shop. If you go, go during the weekdays, when it is a bit less crowded. Also, they don't get their "new" Christmas stock until around July. So, between July and Christmas is the best shopping time" I had been waiting for an article on their history from their ma...