Edelweiss Baby, Inc.

after giving birth to twin daughters in december of 2006, heather somers, the store's creator and a maple grove resident, found it challenging to find high-quality clothes to suit her taste offered in an environment that catered to the new mom. she longed for the quality and customer service she had become accustomed to when shopping in some of the classically inspired boutiques near where she grew up in connecticut. as a transplant to minnesota, heather longed to establish roots for her new family. heather also believes passionately in resurrecting the dying breed of independent, locally owned retailers. locally owned and operated businesses are more closely connected to the community and offer a host of benefits not always found at the national or chain stores, including a more personal customer experience. heather's vision also included the notion that customers are too busy to make multiple stops to complete a simple errand such as purchasing, wrapping and, in many cases, shipping