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Malverne, W. H. warm up to spring

Local shopowners and restaurateurs ready for new season of business

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Opening their doors to a promising spring season, Malverne and West Hempstead businesses are bouncing back after a harsh winter by offering special discounts and offers to customers.

West Hempstead Chamber of Commerce President Bob Manuella, who manages the security system installation company Finest Security Services on Hempstead Avenue, said that his shop will host a spring blowout sale, clearing its winter inventory of security items, while still providing prime customer service with low monitoring and installation of these products.

“We don’t have to figure out how to get people through the doors because we come to them,” Manuella said about his service-oriented company.

In the coming months, Manuella said he anticipates carbon monoxide detectors to become a big seller this season, given the Town of Hempstead recently passed a law requiring all retail stores, hotels and restaurants to install detectors at their locations.

Manuella also said retailers and advertisers in the neighborhood are bracing for low walk-ins when they open shop as the result of nicer weather, while some are even preparing for sales in August.

To ensure a fruitful season for local businesses, the West Hempstead Chamber hosted a four-way networking meeting on April 8 with its sister organizations in Elmont, Franklin Square and Hempstead so that all could exchange ideas about how to attract customers that drive past their string of establishments on Hempstead Turnpike.

“This is the first time we’ve done anything like this,” he said. “ We’re hoping to let all four towns know we’re willing to help each other.”

Malverne Merchants and Professionals Association President Kathi Monroe, a licensed acupuncturist who works at Harmony Acupuncture in Lynbrook, said she will offer discounted treatments for patients, charging $75 for their first session. Her office will also hire a massage therapist as it explores a variety of treatments.

Monroe said she expects a higher volume in patients seeking ache and pain relief since allergy season is coming.

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