Shopping in Newburyport

With FPgirl, little ladies are the designers, wielding an artistic eye to customize their own clothes to their personal style. The FPgirl cache of threads includes articles such as tops, hoodies, jackets, pants, and tees, which girls can customize based on a variety of options such as style, color, and embellishments, and then finish with their own customized brand label. More than just an online clothier, FPgirl also lets girls express their creativity and create customized items that are uniquely theirs.

Furniture from more than 15 national and international sources fills Northeast Furniture Direct, a store that sells home furnishings at factory-direct prices. Shoppers can peruse memory-foam mattresses, leather sofas, formal dining sets, and more, all still wrapped in their factory packaging and bearing their manufacturers' full warranties. Each week, the store announces its public business hours; patrons can also visit during scheduled one-on-one appointments.

The dedicated team members at Boston Ski + Tennis prepare patrons for the slopes or courts with equipment, tune-ups, and apparel. Since 1977, the staff have carefully selected their inventory by testing various brands on frosty and fast surfaces. Ski jackets and snow pants from Obermeyer, Marmot, and Sessions line the store's shelves, along with tennis shoes and rackets that can be used as snowshoes when walking home from mountaintop matches. The staff also apply wax to ski bottoms to help them glide over snowy runs and regrip or restring tennis rackets to make them feel new and powerful.

Since 1988, Carolyn McCoy's car-trunk stationery business has unfolded into a flourishing shop vending stationery, gifts, and printed ephemera. McCoy's passion announces itself in the form of resplendent displays of notepads, precious writing implements, and custom printed gifts popping with patterns. In-house printing facilitates smooth event planning, and a monogram decal machine tattoos cell-phone cases and totes with names or notes for physics exams.

Fashion, function, and fit were Michele and Marina Rubini’s core values when they founded Rulls Clothing From Italy in 1989. With more than 45 years’ experience in the apparel industry, Michele brought his extensive knowledge of quality fabrics and timeless styles to the Massachusetts Avenue shop, while Marina, an expert tailor, brought careful craftsmanship and impeccable fitting skills. Today, the husband-and-wife team helps customers select fine, Italian-made suits in styles ranging from traditional to modern, then tailors them to form-fitting perfection. Along with luxurious sweaters, dashing hats, and dress shoes, Rulls’ inventory includes more than 600 men’s dress shirts sized 15 to 18.5, and more than 400 ties by brands including Armani and Prada in a variety of colors and patterns, such as stripes, paisley, or Rorschach.