It’s not a full-fledged, brick-and-mortar store (yet!), but Runrun Kids Store, a new toy shop that debuted last month in a St. Pete Pier kiosk, fills a large gap in downtown St. Petersburg’s retail scene.
Although there are some shops in downtown St. Pete that sell a small selection of new toys, such as The Canary and Plain Jane, Runrun is the only toy store in the entire city dedicated to new toys and has already proven to be a popular stop for families with young children.
“I knew I wanted to start a kids’ store,” owner Jess Garvin says, “because I couldn’t find one, and I was like, ‘Am I crazy? Is there not a market for this?’ We have one of the largest downtowns in the entire state of Florida and we have zero local toy stores here. After doing some research, I realized there is a big market for this.”
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