Meredith Barnett

An avid (some might say obsessive) shopper and a former editor at Lucky magazine, Meredith can sniff out the best boutiques anywhere. Pre Store Adore (and much to the dismay of her fiancé Daniel) she'd plan their vacations by crafting a careful list of every store she wanted to check out in a given city and then diligently visiting each one. Store Adore was inspired by Meredith's frustration with the fact that these lists were so hard to compile: Every time she wanted to find the cream of the shopping crop in a given city, she had to do a lot of heavy lifting, spending time emailing friends, searching online, poring through magazines, and reading city guidebooks. Once she made her list and checked out the stores, she would add her own comments and send it to friends so that they wouldn't have to go through the same time-consuming store-finding process that she had experienced. Friends began to pass these guides around and people she barely knew started to email her to ask for updated versions. Sensing a strong demand for a better shopping resource, she hatched the idea for Store Adore.

Store Adore is a labor of loads of love and many, many late nights. Email Meredith and let her know what you think and how she can make it better.

Cristina Miller

Some people say that friends should never work together. We think otherwise. Cristina and Meredith met on the playground in first grade when Cristina got stung by a bee while doing a cartwheel and Meredith was sent to accompany her to the nurse's office. Through high school, college, as roommates in New York, and then at Harvard Business School (and even through a few more minor injuries — yes, they are klutzy) Meredith and Cristina have remained the best of friends.

Cristina's love for fashion began at age five when she donned her first tutu for ballet class and felt like a princess. She realized how a simple item (a tutu, or later, a lip gloss or a flirty top) might not change the world, but it was a sure pick-me-up. Many years later, Cristina's work required her to live and work in numerous cities and countries, including New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, London, Mexico City, and Bahrain. Each time she relocated to a new city, she would eagerly explore the shopping options, and much like Meredith, she was frustrated by the lack of resources for avid shoppers visiting a new city. Even in her hometown of Washington, DC, it was difficult to keep up with the ever-changing shopping scene: While there were plenty of ways to find a restaurant or a museum, there was nothing that would help her plan a Saturday shopping stroll. And when she tried to shop online (a convenient way to stay stylish when you're jetting all over the world), she was bored with the same old bookmarked sites. The launch of Store Adore was the perfect solution to these challenges, so Cristina joined Meredith to try to make this thing work.

Email Cristina to share your shopping tips.

	Marissa Shalfi Web and Editorial Team New York, NY
	Irene Wu Sales and Marketing Team New York, NY
	Angie Waller Web and Editorial Team New York, NY
	Liz Brooklyn, NY
	Marni Katz Boston, MA
	Lauren Stillman Los Angeles, CA
	Abby Stewart New York, NY
	Molly Each Chicago, IL

Special thanks to our intern: Lauren Panariello.