Pink Pride
DBusiness Journal
Even though Tawny Thieu co-owns Liquid Salon in Bloomfield Hills, she doesn't work as a hair stylist. "I've worked in salons since I was in school, but it was always on the management side:" she says. After opening the salon in 2005 with her brother-in-law, Timothy Upchurch, Thieu - who also loves fashion - opened Pink Pump shoe stores in Ann Arbor, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, and Royal Oak. "I have a Pink Pump clothing line, so I travel quite a bit to visit the manufacturers and the vendors;' she says, "I want to be sure we offer fashionable items at affordable prices:' Next year, Thieu plans to open a Pink Pump store in Atlanta or Chicago, or both. She also plans to offer franchise opportunities. "I'm looking to be in major downtown areas because our stores have more of a boutique image:' she says. -R.J. King
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Pretty in Pink - A well-beeled American dream
Pink Pump Interview
While there have been many summer additions to the commercial districts that flank the Diag, heart of the University of Michigan campus, none could be considered as ~ glamorous as the newly opened Pink Pump Pink Pump on E. Uberty Street.
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