\u201cWe, like a phoenix, have risen again!\u201d the business said on social media<\/a>. \u201cWhile not as diverse as once were, we do import from 14 countries currently and have plans on expanding!\u201d<\/p>\n Farrell said Zanzibar\u2019s previous closure was due to changes in the retail market \u2014 primarily the increased popularity online purchases.<\/p>\n The new Zanzibar Fair Trade, will still offer retail sales, but will no longer have a full retail store. Instead, it will focus on wholesale to other retailers.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople literally are just buying everything online, so we saw the writing on the wall,\u201d Farrell said. \u201cWe used to do a lot of whole-selling to other businesses. So we started off trying to pivot towards that direction.\u201d<\/p>\n The store will still offer sales to the public from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays for walk-in shopping. To purchase art on Sundays or during the week, an appointment will be required, Farrell said.<\/p>\n For Farrell, who has been the gallery\u2019s owner since its creation in 1999, the reopening is heartwarming. He said the store\u2019s current focus is to reunite with its past clients.<\/p>\n \u201cI missed the store tremendously, and the main thing is getting to reconnect with our clients,\u201d Farrell said. \u201cWe have absolutely amazing clients, and they miss the store as much as I did.\u201d<\/p>\n The revival of the art gallery will include weekly online sales, the gallery\u2019s owners wrote. A live sale will be hosted on Zanibar\u2019s Facebook page on Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.<\/p>\n Zanzibar\u2019s reopening will include hundreds of Soapstone animal cravings, \u201cone-of-a-kind\u201d baskets, ethnic jewelry and Bolga Market Baskets, the shop said on social media. This installment of Zanzibar Fair Trade has scaled back on its partnered artisans as well, Farrell said. Currently, the reopened store is working with 450 artists, rather than the 4,800 it partnered with in the past.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t have the diversity that we had, but of the items that we are carrying, we amplified that tremendously,\u201d Farrell said.<\/p>\n Loading\u2026<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n
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