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title: "Franny's Westport Hosts Marketplace Event To Revive Small Businesses and Local Retail"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/739eb960-59a8-4e30-bc37-ddb2f499a7b6
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210617_franny39s_westport_hosts_marketplace_event_to_revive_small_businesses_and_l.html
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2021-06-17T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:33:13.447Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551836022-deb4988cc6c0?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Franny's Westport Hosts Marketplace Event To Revive Small Businesses and Local Retail

**TL;DR:** Franny's of Westport is hosting a marketplace event to celebrate its first year in business and support local businesses and retail in the post-pandemic economy. The event will feature various local businesses and will be held on June 19th.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-06-17. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210617_franny39s_westport_hosts_marketplace_event_to_revive_small_businesses_and_l.html).*

## Story

Westport, Connecticut - Franny's of Westport, located at 31 Church Lane, Westport, CT, is hosting Franny’s Marketplace on Saturday, June 19th: 10 AM - 7 PM, an in-person event that celebrates the hemp-wellness destination’s first full year in business while also bringing together local businesses and community members as we work to revive the post-pandemic economy and bring it back to “normal.” Franny’s Marketplace will feature local businesses such as Sono 1420, Grammies, Blossom and Stem, KOVO Essentials, Henna Styles by Priyanka, among many others in an effort to embrace comradery as we work hard to revive small businesses and retail in the post-pandemic economy.

"Marketplace at Franny's of Westport was created to celebrate one year in business while elevating and empowering other local businesses and brand partners of Franny's. This pop-up experience will be the first of its kind as we show our appreciation to the Westport community, while transforming Church Lane into a modern day marketplace, embracing health and wellness for a family and pet friendly event," says Griff Conti, Owner of Franny’s of Westport.

Franny’s of Westport is also honored to be a LGBT owned business that serves as a resource hub for Westport Pride events, especially during Pride Month throughout June and beyond.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Retail (sector)
- small businesses (topic)
- post-pandemic economy (topic)
- Westport (location)
- local retail (topic)
- marketplace event (topic)
- lgbt owned business (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210617_franny39s_westport_hosts_marketplace_event_to_revive_small_businesses_and_l.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/739eb960-59a8-4e30-bc37-ddb2f499a7b6).