May 23, 2007
As Shore homes go upscale, so goes oceanside shoppingBy Jim WalshGannett New Jersey

Not that long ago, shoppers at the Jersey Shore could expect to wade through the shallow end of the retail world.

At a typical resort store, customers might find a kitschy collection of cheap T-shirts, saltwater taffy and hermit crabs.

But now, observers see a growing appetite for upscale items in an increasingly affluent marketplace. The trend is most evident in Atlantic City, where several ventures will target high-end shoppers this summer, but it can be spotted in other resort towns, too.

“Customers today are a little more sophisticated,” says Larry Hume, who notes $20 T-shirts with an artist’s design easily outsell $6 counterparts at his family’s gift-shop complex at Sunset Beach near Cape May Point. “People will pay more if they see something that’s really different and really nice.”

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