Our local independent businesses provide much more than just good prices:

Better Service
Local owners and employees really know their businesses and their customers — and can offer you more personalized service and relevant advice.

Superior Quality
Many locally owned independents provide higher-quality products and services to you than the average national chain business.

Unique Choices
Independent local businesses bring their own creativity to their businesses — offering selections you won’t find elsewhere.

Real Commitment
As residents and fellow St. Louisans, local independent business owners have a genuine vested interest in your community's schools, our local environment, and other qualities of life.

Local Character
Local independents help create the many distinctive neighborhoods St. Louis is known for. Buying from your locals helps preserve the St. Louis area's unique culture and prevents it from becoming just another generic Anytown.

 

 

Our City and County local independents are just a click away.

Our members are local independents who’ve taken a stand to help spread the word about locals, by joining the BUILD St. Louis business alliance. Please patronize their businesses – and refer friends and family to them, as well.  
 

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Catering & Events Home Services Retail Store Supplies
Cigars & Tobacco Housing Resources Sporting Goods
Clothing Internet Services Telecommunications
Computers Junk Removal  
  Kitchen & Housewares  

+ symbols indicate BUILD St. Louis' founding member businesses.
Inactive index links are some of the categories still under development.

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Gifts & Jewelry
Click on web addresses to visit members' sites.

Gifts

Cornucopia | Kitchencopia.com
314 822 2440 | 107 N. Kirkwood Rd in the Downtown Kirkwood district (63122) Map
From All-Clad to Zyliss – quality, variety, and value in kitchen and home accessories since 1982. Discover 15,000+ items in our two-level store, just north of the Kirkwood train station. Save on Le Creuset, Bodum, Cuisinart, Berndes, Wüsthof, Nordic Ware, and more. St. Louis’ largest selection of Fiesta dinnerware. An excellent assortment of gourmet coffees and teas. Great specials through our e-mail newsletter. Restauranteur and hotelier discounts available.

Garden Gate Shop | GardenGateShop.org
314 577 5137 | 4344 Shaw Blvd at the Missouri Botanical Garden (63110) Map
We stock the finest home furnishings, plants, books, and garden accessories. Whatever your gardening or gift needs, you'll find lovely items for home and hearth, patio and picnic. All proceeds benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden. And all are welcome to explore the Garden's 79 acres of beautiful horticultural displays.

Home Eco | Home-Eco.com
314 351 2000 | 4611 Macklind Ave in the Southampton neighborhood (63109) Map
We’re a green general store, featuring environmentally friendly products for home and garden. You'll find the widest array of green gifts for baby, wedding, hostess, birthday, anniversary – you name it! Wine glasses made from wine bottles; candles made with soy wax; chimes and desk accessories made of recycled silverware; and more. We're happy to help you create the perfect green gift basket. We specialize in green closing gifts for real estate agents.

Krueger Pottery | KruegerPottery.com
314 963 0180 | 8153 Big Bend Blvd in Webster Groves (63119) Map
The Krueger Pottery Gallery is a contemporary art gallery representing ceramic artists from Missouri and Illinois. We carry functional stoneware and porcelain, decorative pottery, sculpture, gifts, and more.

Little Shop Around the Corner | LittleShop.org
314 577 0891 | 4744 Castleman Ave in the Shaw neighborhood (63110) Map
Our antique and collectible shop resells vintage merchandise donated to the Missouri Botanical Garden. Proceeds from our shop’s sales support the Garden’s research and educational objectives. We specialize in high-quality furniture, artwork, vintage jewelry, silver, china, and other accent furnishings. And donations to the Little Shop are tax-deductible.

MacroSun International + | MacroSun.com
314 421 6400 | 1310 Washington Ave in the Downtown Loft District (63103) Map
314 726 0222 | 6273 Delmar Blvd in The Loop district (63130) Map

Our exclusively Fair Trade jewelry, distinctive apparel, home décor, artifacts, Buddhist and Hindu arts, incense, and textiles are handmade by independent artisans in South Asia. Come discover a vast selection of unique and authentic pieces in all price ranges. Since 1991. Your purchases do make a difference: think globally, shop locally!

Paste | PasteCrafts.com
314 577 6930 | 1009 Russell Blvd in the Soulard neighborhood (63104) Map
We’re a new arts and craft supply store! We offer a variety of items including scrapbooking supplies, yarn, ribbon, buttons, jewelry making supplies, clay, paper, rubber stamps, inks, and paints. Our goal is to be your neighborhood craft store in the city. We want to stock the store with your crafting needs and therefore always open to suggestions. In addition to craft supplies, we also offer a wonderful selection of handmade products all from local artists and crafters. These goodies vary from jewelry to purses and cards to homemade all-natural laundry detergent. These items are all offered at wonderfully low prices. It is often a misconception that handmade means high-priced and our local crafters are out to prove this wrong. These items are great for you and wonderful as gifts! Stop in and check them out — buying local means the money stays in your community! Speaking of community, here at Paste we are strong believers in giving back to the community we live in. We are thrilled with the support local crafters and this city has shown us and we welcome opportunities to give back. Good neighbors take care of each other and that is what we intend to do. And because great supplies and wonderful local crafts just wasn’t enough we’ve started adding classes to the line up. Similar to the products in the store, classes will be scheduled based on customer interest. Nothing is too weird or crazy for us to consider! If you don’t see something you’d like to learn on the current class list please feel free to contact us. We look forward to meeting you and being a part of your creating! Follow us at http://Twitter.com/PasteCrafts.

Phoenix Rising
314 862 0609 | 6331 Delmar Blvd in The Loop district (63130) Map
Eclectic gifts for every occasion! For more information, please call us. Thank you.

Plowsharing Crafts + | Plowsharing.org
314 863 3723 | 6271 Delmar Blvd in The Loop district (63130) Map
314 909 9401 | 137 W. Jefferson in the Downtown Kirkwood district (63122) Map

We are a not-for-profit store designed to help needy and deserving crafts people of the developing world. We're part of the Ten Thousand Village network, which serves more than 60,000 artisans and their families in more than 35 different countries. Shop where your purchase makes a difference.

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