Written by: Kendahl Plank
Published on: 11/01/23
Updated on: 10/23/24

After you’ve made your holiday gift-giving list, get ready for some retail therapy at Toledo’s locally owned businesses during your 2024 shopping excursions! You’ll find a unique array of local boutiques and handcrafted artists to complement your must-have mall items. Before heading out, check websites or social media pages for the most up-to-date hours and information. For those online shoppers, consider checking out local retailer’s websites and ordering online.

The Art Supply Depo
Art Supply Depo is a retailer of rare and unique art supplies, fun gift items, and handmade goods. They have the largest regional selection of paper sheets, canvas, oil paint, pastels, ink, and spray paint.

Bartz Viviano Flowers & Gifts
Delivering happiness with beautiful flowers in the Toledo area since 1964. Their florists create custom flower arrangements – from everyday flower bouquets to special event centerpieces. With same-day flower delivery and a retail store for gifts, you can get gorgeous blooms, plants and gifts all year round.

Beautiful Blooms by Jen
As a top florist in Sylvania, OH, Beautiful Blooms by Jen passionately makes all bouquets in house, and personally delivers to your recipient in Sylvania so they are guaranteed to receive fresh and beautiful flowers every time with an added personal touch. They also have a boutique in downtown Sylvania with an array of plants, and gifts for any occasion.

Boyd’s Retro Candy
A true old time candy store where you'll find candy from the late 1800's. Specializing in the 50's, 60's and 70's but satisfying candy lovers of every generation.

Copper Moon
Offering an ever-changing gallery filled with locally created art, daily classes in fused glass, and custom design in glass and metal. The gallery boasts an eclectic mix of contemporary and whimsical designs. Copper Moon Studio also offers fused glass classes to both children and adults.

Culture Clash Records
Independent record store located in downtown Toledo, offering new and used vinyl retail as well as live listening sessions, record release parties, merch and repairs. 

Enchanted Mystic Arts House of Intuitions
Offers spiritual guidance and healing through services like tarot readings, energy work, and intuitive counseling. They also provide a range of metaphysical products, including crystals, candles, and essential oils, to support personal growth and spiritual well-being.

Fiddle Stix Boutique & Gallery
A fun and unique gift boutique featuring Permanent Jewelry, Nora Fleming, Happy Everything, Mud Pie, Yeti, and Katie Loxton handbags, along with gifts for every occasion. Personalized gifts are also their specialty. If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind gift that's sure to impress, this is the place to find it!

Firenation Glass Studio & Gallery
Located in downtown Holland, Ohio, a historic building houses this premier hot shop and gallery offering one of a kind works of glass art, gifts and jewelry. 

Fleet Feet
Fleet Feet Toledo is a locally owned specialty running shop in Toledo, Ohio. Owned by lifelong Toledo native and runner Andria Barlage, the store aims to promote positivity and the benefits of wearing the correct shoe. Their specialized Fit ID process helps find the right shoe for any need, whether for running, walking, standing, working, or going to the gym. Committed to finding the perfect fit, Fleet Feet provides comfortable footwear for everyone.

Flying Rhino Coffee
Flying Rhino Coffee + Supply is passionate about all things coffee and coffee-related. From new and updated gear to specialty products and services, they lead industry standards while offering a friendly, fun, and thoughtfully curated environment where customers can enjoy tantalizing aromas, diverse flavor profiles, and fresh roasts daily.

Franklin Park Mall
Toledo’s premier indoor shopping mall, dining and entertainment destination with over 160 specialty retailers with a central location in west Toledo. Offers great dining from casual, sit-down restaurants, to quick eats in the Food Court. This mall is unique in the fact that it hosts several locally owned and operated retailers so you can still shop local all in one place!

GardenView Flowers
GardenView Flowers offers custom, modern resin flower preservation pieces, perfect for preserving wedding bouquets, memorial flowers, or special blooms. Handcrafted by their talented team using flowers from their garden, these creations make unique and thoughtful gifts, including beautiful resin bookends that are ideal for book and garden lovers. Choose from neutral, pastel, or bright color options to create a one-of-a-kind gift that lasts a lifetime.

Huron Street Studios with Charmed Ceramics
A glass and pottery studio that produces all of their work in Toledo. They specialize in handmade functional objects for everyday use, plus they offer classes and workshops. The studio is located in the heart of the Historic Toledo Warehouse District.

Hafner Florist
Hafner Florist is the premier florist for the Toledo region. Family owned and operated and priding themselves on having the perfect flowers for every occasion along with unique gifts including jewelry, plush toys and more.

Handmade Toledo
A super adorable DIY store in Toledo's Uptown district. On one side, the Maker Shoppe is a year-round taste of creatorship, full of rad art and locally handmade goods, and they host one of the best indie craft fairs in the Midwest twice a year, called Maker's Mart. These gifts may be for that quirky, artistic and super rad person in your life.

Harold Jaffe Jewelers
The Jaffe family continues the tradition of offering a wide selection of fine jewelry and imported timepieces. Experienced staff sell and service the finest Swiss watches. Knowledgeable gemologists help you match mountings and gems that complement each other. And for customers who require a piece as individual as they are, award-winning designers craft very personal one-of-a-kind designs.

Hip to the Groove Boutique
Where music meets fashion! A unique boutique carrying women's and men's clothing and accessories, gifts and local finds. Our mission is to promote local musicians and artists! Stylish fashion for all sizes including collections with names like "Can you Dig it Denim and "Flower Power Jewelry."

Hoen's Garden Center
A family owned & operated retail garden center offering a wide variety of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, houseplants, pottery & more. Open all year round. You can also visit their NEW coffee shop, Queen Bee & Honey nestled right inside the garden center.

Jūpmode
Cool, fun, vintage styled and design forward t-shirts, fleece, glassware, hats, hoodies, jackets and more. Also featuring print custom apparel and promotional products. If you are looking to get your loved ones some Toledo themed or Ohio vibes swag, this is the place!

 

Libbey Glass Factory Outlet
From glassware to dinnerware, barware to candles and home décor items; as well as fantastic gift ideas! Libbey also carries a great selection of greeting cards and local Toledo food items and souvenirs…and yes, shipping is available! 

Makers on Main
An adorable boutique featuring over 40 handmade artists, children's and women's boutique clothing, jewelry, stamped book stacks, soap collections, skincare, candles, antique finds, wood cutting boards, custom furniture, repurposed furniture, décor signs, and much more. Customers can stop in to browse or shop select items online.

Maumee Antique Mall
One of America's largest antique malls, with over 2.75 acres (110,000 sq. ft.) of antiques and collectibles for your enjoyment. Our 170+ dealers have each created a unique display with all kinds of antique and collectible merchandise.

Maumee Valley Chocolate & Candy
Maumee Valley Chocolate and Candy is a locally owned and operated classic chocolate and retro candy store featuring fine fresh chocolates, boxed chocolates, sugar-free chocolates and candies, a large selection of nuts and specialty popcorn, beautiful gift baskets, fruit bouquets and full-service party and event catering.

Money Trees
Money Trees is a locally owned plant shop that sells several varieties of potted house plants, from some of the most common to the more rare species of house plants like the Thai constellation monstera. They also carry a unique inventory of planters, for larger plants, all the way down to pots for smaller domestic house plants, plus accessories.

The Museum Store at The Toledo Museum of Art
The Museum Store features a diverse and delightful selection of unique merchandise and specialty gifts inspired by the Toledo Museum of Art’s world famous collection. Shop exclusive items developed in tandem with the TMA Glass Pavilion Hot Shop.

National Museum of the Great Lakes Museum Store
Great gifts for Great Lakes lovers and enthusiasts of any age including apparel, books, artwork, home goods and more. Plus, all proceeds support the National Museum of the Great Lakes and their mission to preserve and make known the history of the Great Lakes.

Orchard on Catawba Island Farm Stand
Ørchard is open daily for coffee, pastries, lunch and dinner. Wake up with coffee & fresh bakery, or enjoy a bottle of wine & an applewood fired pizza in our vineyard. Our retail shop & farm market features seasonal produce and an assortment of Ørchard items, such as jams & jellies, coffee, maple syrup, hyper-local Henny B honey and more.

Ridge & River
Ridge & River is an outdoor gear retailer located in Downtown Toledo. Their gear focuses on camping, hiking, paddle sports, climbing, and snow sports. They curate the best outdoor gear to get people outside and exploring, and even have a snowboard and ski shop with rentals in the winter. Think the REI of Toledo, but local!

Sauder Village Museum Store
Take home a souvenir or handmade item from the Museum Store located in the Historic Village Welcome Center. Features many unique gift ideas and handmade items from the village makers. Open year round.

Science₂Go at Imagination Station
Imagination Station's revamped gift shop is packed with fun and unique items for everyone! From puzzles and socks to take-home science kits and more, Science₂Go has something for all budding scientists.

The Shops at Fallen Timbers
An open-air lifestyle center with a striking streetscape design for retailers, overlooking a feature lake and boardwalk area with anchor stores, JC Penney, Dillard's and Barnes & Noble and more.

Sunshine Studios
Find something special for your home or unique gift giving. All store items are handmade by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities or local artists. 

The Swamp Shop
All the latest styles in Toledo Mud Hens Baseball and Walleye Hockey fan wear. Tons of collectibles including banners, goalie masks, pucks and more.

The Town Center at Levis Commons
Experience distinctive stores and delicious cuisines from around the world at this conveniently located, open-air shopping center. On-site hotels, comedy club, and seasonal holiday events.

Toledo Lamp Company Home & Gifts Too
Selling hand-crafted industrial style modern lighting, made in the Glass City. Find custom creations, one-of-a-kind up-cycled lamps, functional home décor pieces, and an array of designer Edison bulbs. Their new location in downtown Sylvania has brought an opportunity to feature an array of home and gift items from local artists as well.

Toledo Spirits Company
Toledo Spirits is a craft distillery that makes premium spirits in a historic warehouse in downtown Toledo. Our award winning spirits are designed with care and made for great cocktails. Come visit, learn about our process, taste samples in the retail shop and purchase bottles to go. Makes the perfect gift for that hard to buy for person in your life.

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