The Green Spot of Omaha Named 2017 Nebraska Retail Champion

The Green Spot of Omaha (TGS; greenspotomaha.com) has been named the 2017 Second Congressional District – Nebraska Retail Champion by the Nebraska Retail Federation. Owned by sisters Jessica Ellis and Whitney Kamish, The Green Spot specializes in natural, organic and eco-friendly pet food and supplies.

The award was presented at their Shoppes at Aksarben store by State Senator Sara Howard and Nebraska Retail Federation president Jim Otto on June 20th. The award includes an all expenses paid trip to the 2017 America’s Retail Champion competition in Washington D.C, July 17-19 sponsored by the National Retail Federation.

The purpose of the Nebraska Retail Champion/America’s Retail Champion competition is to emphasize the huge contributions local retailers make to their communities. They pay local taxes, create local jobs, sponsor local charities, and collect the sales tax that is due on each retail purchase while their out of state online competitors do none of those.

The Green Spot (TGS; greenspotomaha.com) opened in January 2012 with 1,300 square feet of retail space, located on 72nd & Pacific Streets in Omaha at the Shoppes of Aksarben. Over the years, TSG has added full-service grooming, an e-commerce website, Omaha’s first mobile food truck for dogs, and expanded into the corner bay next to the original space, almost tripling the square footage and adding self-serve dog wash areas. In 2014, TGS was named the Small Business of the Year for Congressional District 2 by the Nebraska District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. TGS understands how important supporting the community is and they make every effort to be as involved as possible, giving back and supporting local organizations in many different ways.