Articles

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Wisconsin Woman – May 2008
MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS IN BUSINESS TOGETHER

Capitol Kids, a childrens’ clothing, toy and bookstore in downtown Madison, is owned by Peg Scholtes and Jenna Hansen, mother and daughter. Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – December 7, 2007
TROUBLE IN TOYLAND
Parents, Stores More Careful About Imports this Holiday Season

Madison shops like Capitol Kids have responded to a barrage of questions from customers by getting information on most everything on their shelves. Shelves now have country of origin stickers identifying where each of the store's toys were made.
"People want to do the right thing. We're here to help," said store owner Peg Scholtes. Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – August 26, 2007
IN SEARCH OF 'NOT MADE IN CHINA'
Some Wisconsin Consumers Are Worrying About the Safety of Chinese-made Products and Looking for Alternatives

Peg Scholtes has been gathering statements from her suppliers to address customers' questions about the origin and safety of their products. "Everybody is taking this very seriously," she said. Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – March 21, 2007
Hero Returns Webster After Bear-snatching

Webster, the Capitol Kids mascot bear and all-around downtown Welcome Wagon, has returned to the Capitol Square. The life-size stuffed bear vanished Saturday shortly after Madison's St. Patrick's Day parade. Store owner Peg Scholtes put out an impassioned press release announcing the bear's disappearance from in front of the toy store at 8 S. Carroll St. Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – March 19, 2007
Be On Lookout for Downtown's Snatched Bear

Downtown Madison's ambassador bear has been snatched. Webster, the larger-than-life-sized stuffed brown bear and mascot of Capitol Kids, 8 S. Carroll St., disappeared Saturday, shortly after Madison's St. Patrick's Day parade. "We're hoping it's an early April Fool's Day prank," said Jenna Hansen, co-owner of the children's clothing and toy boutique on the Capitol Square. "Maybe someone took him to a spa and is giving him the bath he needs." Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – November 27, 2006
FAMILY BUSINESS
A Mother-Daughter Collaboration

Peg Scholtes, who worked for a non-profit family advocacy organization for 23 years, had a large framed photo of the baby department in the old Kresge's store hanging in her office. The black-and-white photo, which was taken in 1939 when the store stood on Madison's Capitol Square, represented a dream for Scholtes, who also had kids' toys and art related to kids in her office at Family Enhancement. "I always wanted to have a children's store," Scholtes said. Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – November 25, 2005
BEAT RUSH BY GOING LOCAL
Locally Owned Shops Bank on Less Stress, Good Service

Local retailers throughout the Madison area will kick off the traditional start of the holiday shopping season today by offering something the big retailers and shopping malls often can't – smaller crowds, less stress and better service..."We hope to attract thoughtful gift buyers to the store and not people who are part of a feeding frenzy," Scholtes said. Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – November 16, 2005
Buy Local Group: Think Before You Shop

"I think there are a lot of people who appreciate the idea, but don't necessarily know what is locally owned," said coalition member Peg Scholtes, owner of Capitol Kids on Carroll Street. "If they understood the impact, they would make a choice to buy locally." Read the entire article...

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Madison.com – October 11, 2002
CAPITOL INVESTMENT –
Children Clothing Store Makes Move To Square

Years ago, Peg Scholtes purchased a large picture of Kresge's BabyShop at a Wisconsin Historical Society sale. The black-and-white image, circa 1938, gives a historic glimpse of how retail was once an integral part of the Capitol Square, when Kresge's department store occupied what is now Block 89. Now, more than 60 years later, downtown workers, convention goers and those on the Square for numerous events can again shop for kids goods right on the Capitol Square. Read the entire article...



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