Word: jasminesola
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Luciano Manganella, who founded JasmineSola in Harvard Square in 1970, said that he moved the shoe store to 29 Brattle St. in order to present his merchandise more attractively, not because JasmineSola’s business is thriving. “Business in the Square has diminished over the last couple of years [and] rents are prohibitive,” Manganella said...
Despite the high costs, Manganella and his wife have built the store over the last 30 years from a fledgling shop for handmade crafts to a small but expensive New England fashion empire. Besides the Harvard Square shops, JasmineSola operates Newbury Street, Prudential Center and Chestnut Hill locations, in addition to stores in Connecticut and Providence...
Last month, the Boston Globe reported that Manganella was in talks with venture capitalists to open 50 more JasmineSola stores across the country in the next five years...
Sarah E. Johnson ’06, who calls herself an “occasional” JasmineSola shopper, said she has bought four pairs of jeans there over the past year and a half...