Bloom’s Flower Shop moves to downtown Albion
Photos by Tom Rivers: Kristen Ostrander, owner and designer at Bloom’s Flower Shop, likes the added space for the flower shop at 115 East Bank St. Bloom’s moved there over the Christmas holiday and opened on Dec. 26 at the new location.
ALBION – Bloom’s Flower Shop, one of the Albion’s longest-lasting businesses, has relocated from 139 South Main St. to 115 East Bank St.
Kristen Ostrander, owner and designer of Bloom’s, left a site with 2,000 square feet to move downtown in a building with 10,000 square feet. She welcomes the chance to grow the business and be a bigger part of downtown activities that promote the community.
“Being down here I’m closer to the other businesses and I can participate in the events and host some of the events,” Ostrander said at the business on Friday.
Bloom’s moved on Dec. 24-25 and opened at the East Bank location on Tuesday. Ostrander and her family have put in a new floor, a cooler, painted and taken out a wall.
She already has received much more foot traffic with the store being in the downtown.
“There is better parking and it’s easier to get in and out,” she said. “There aren’t any stairs.”
Bloom’s earlier this year added tuxedos and now has a changing room for people to try on those clothes.
Ostrander purchased Bloom’s on May 10, 2021 from previous owner Debbie London. The business goes back nearly 90 years in Albion, opening on Sept. 15, 1935. Ostrander said it has been in four different locations over the years, including at 16 East Bank. She has a receipt from 1943 showing that Bloom’s location.
Ostrander said the move to more space gives Bloom’s a brighter future.
“Bloom’s Flower Shop is my passion and love,” she said. “Bloom’s has been such a long-term staple. It belongs in Albion.”
The business will have an open house from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 12.
Kristen Ostrander works on a flower arrangement at Bloom’s. The site previously was used by Frontier Heating & AC Service which is now on Route 31A in Barre.
