Established to Amplify the Voices of Small Shops Across Nebraska

jill dudzinski - hello ruby and a local collective nebraska and katie manganaro a local colletive

Headquartered west of Omaha in Waterloo, NE

A Local Collective was established to support other boutiques and small shops. Some see it as competition, but Katie and Jill see it as a collaboration. A Local Collective is a collaborative office and event space. It shares the building with hello ruby and Little Mango warehouses.

Find us at 302 North Front Street, Suite 1, Waterloo, NE 68069. We open our space for our signature event, Modern Market in the spring and fall. We also open it for our customers to rent! Itโ€™s a gorgeous blank slate.

How A Local Collective started

A Local Collective came to be when two women-owned shops discovered each other via Instagram and met up for a cup of coffee. Both Jill Dudzinski of hello ruby and Katie Lakin of Little Mango were starting online based shops in Omaha, Nebraska, and met monthly to brainstorm ideas, events, and best business practices.

At the time, both owners had a mobile shopping concept; Jill, a fashion truck, and Katie, a vintage camper. They set up many events and pop-up shops in the Omaha area and continued to meet new business owners. They both love sharing all things local and supporting their community.

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Featured Shops

 

hello ruby

Omahaโ€™s original fashion truck, hello ruby is a pop-up shop on wheels. Featuring womenโ€™s clothing, accessories and gift, youโ€™ll see Jill trucking trends at many local events in town. Like to shop from your home?! We offer free shipping and local pick-up from our online shop, too!

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Little Mango

Little Mango is an Online | Mobile | Pop-up childrenโ€™s boutique featuring unique, fun brands for your babes, boys, girls + mama! We carry sizes newborn to tween and we are a one-stop shop for your gift needs.

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