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I have not come across - if: - g V very many shops that are devoted strictly to ‘ ‘ ’ ' cats," said Laurie (ilarke, a longtime V’v’aterloo ‘ . ‘ resident. 7 1' “I thought the concept of having one spot ' ' Z *2? .1 where you can look for unique cat~themed ' . a ‘ merchandise would be popular." . ’ a ‘2» i ’r The oiiline retail store carries a variety of ’ Q ’ ,0 ‘ 7,} things. ranging from jewelry and handbags to I .9 " ' -‘ 1 sandals and mugs. ,_ _ ’ “4* _ ’ ‘ ‘5 Fused-glass cat figurines and metal artâ€" ’ l . . ¢ _ :3: work are some of her special pieces. And she . ‘t . ' . also carries one-of-aikind Canadian works, ' ‘ i a". A” if" including a mailbox that hangs on the front i t r ' ' ‘ 1 " " ‘ ‘ 3 ' of her Waterloo home, _;,{r ‘ N s Q ‘ . g Books, puzzles. aprons. cat sympathy ~ «- , r ‘7 ~ . ' 0 , u; ,1 cards and pet portraits also made it into her .:. » ; .1 I . ' ‘V "' r l ‘ varied collection, 1 ""1, I ~ ' '__ . “It‘s anything i thought would appeal to a M'- 1 3. 7"- I: x ‘ cat owner or maybe to the cat owner's family ‘1 g, ‘ , . ' ' . - and friends who are looking for a unique gift ‘1 1 fl . . 7,. '3 “a . '5 J f _ .~ for Christmas or any other special occasion." * ’ .t . " z .. she said. .: ' J” i . _ . 5 4.2%: J But her website 2 which can be viewed at t ‘3 i); A. _ . . »'" .. www.wholos‘eskittyca â€" offers more than .‘ v ‘ . “if, I . .L. ‘ a )ust shopping. ‘ 1 . x . “f; {,9 ' ‘ ‘ 9.... She has a blog that includes trivia from \ “I; I“ ‘1 . . w 7‘ ‘ ' - .(fl newspapers, excerpts from books and per» 1 " ‘“ ‘ Of " / ' . sonal anecdotes. such as news about her i ‘ I x w .1 3 ‘ y ' . “a.” 4" daughter's new kitten. r » J :1" -. 5-: ' ‘ I ., 1 ' * «I _ 7 “l'm trying to get some content," she said. W 1 ‘. ' m. .' ‘ ' "I‘m going to build links to some useful sites «9" figs; “' } 'f for cat lovers .) maybe where you (an [11‘th ; iffy . is: . 1,31,! at “r tour pet, what hotels Will tl(((‘pl your cat ,. __,_, . - - . " v .‘ -‘ ‘1 when you're travelling" . ' it“ She‘s also running an otiline tomest for ’ ' 1 ‘ people to . .1“ . . u r ‘ v submit their 7 1. ' . . an ion (an I put the mm... _ _ (I ”tehgite up and how they £31". .. - ea ' 1 With W .. and think the”; l p Waterloo's Laurie Clarke recently launched her new website, Who Loves Kitty? The longtime (at lover lives with two cats, including Pyewacket, . .. ' tamed above. they 11 come. R My) “are p xmrtnoausrou we ‘ _ . 'itty. as ’ 1’3""? ”a"? only been place where people could go for all the facts be paying off as they're getting hits from as well. One of her lines â€"- Chelsea Pewter â€"â€" is “mm" "”1”” online for a they need. far away as lreland and liong Kong. local. She also stocks piecesbyLaurel Burch. few months. At the same time. the lifelong feline lover “in order to make this business successful. Mugs have also been good sellers. espe- l but 1 larke is already findings it's becoming has always wanted herown business my belief is it has to be the entire market- cially for people who just want one or two cat 1 increasingly popular. So she simply combined her two dreams. place of the Internet." she said. items. "A little bit of everything has gone out 1 “We‘re still developing the website,” she “The lntemet really allows you to give that She's also been pursuing off-line market- the door.” she said. j said "We want to keep adding to it and makr a shot so nicely.” she said. “That's how I came ing options, such as working at cat shows As the site develops. Clarke said it will fea- 1 ing it easier for everyone to use." tip with it.” and advertising in a big American cat maga- ture much more information. such as book 1 Clarke. who got her undergraduate degree She's left her previous job and now works zine. miews at Wilfrid laurier University before earning on Who loves Kitty? full time. By her side is “So just about anything and everything I "We hope to offer a one-stop spot for cat her master's degree in library science in Innr her husband Roy Clarke. who provides techr can think of on both fronts.“ she said “i lovers." said Clarke. the mother of two cats, don, Uni , had been toying with the idea of nical expertise. believe you have to do both. Pyewacket and Cocoa. and a dog named launching an informational website on cats 'l’hey've done a lot of marketing research “You can’t put a website up and think (iookie, for a while. Her background working as a to figure out what key words will be picked they'll come. 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