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Modern, Chic and Two Posh Boutiques Accomplished owner shares her experiences in retail By Megan Child
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Jewelry is aplenty at Posh North Boutique in Norterra. (Photos by Pablo Robles)
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eys jingle into the lock as Nicole Dougherty opens the doors to her beloved establishment early in the chilly, brisk morning. Ready to begin her busy day, she flips around the “closed” sign near the windowsill and sets up Posh North for business at 10 a.m. sharp. Upon strolling inside, z-racks lined with the latest fashion styles adorn the inside of local boutique Posh North. What began as an occupation to stay busy turned into one of the most successful exclusive shops throughout Scottsdale and North Phoenix. Before she could take her first step, Dougherty always had a “passion for fashion” along with her mother, who was also a business owner. “I think it was always in my blood to open up my own establishment,” Dougherty says. Hailing from outside of Chicago, Dougherty and her family visited the inner city once or twice a month simply to go shopping. Thanks to her three sisters, Dougherty became a shopaholic in no time keeping up to date with modern trends and recent designs. Burned out from the tiresome corporate world and her brotherin-law’s death due to melanoma, Dougherty searched spray tanning to fi nd healthier ways of adding color to the skin. She took a leap of faith and launched a mobile spray tanning business on New Year’s in 2011. “When I put my mind to something, I do it,” Dougherty says. As soon as her business took off, she thought a boutique would complement her spray-tanning business. Dougherty met up with her Realtor and scoped out areas nearby, with her first retail shop—a consignment
