In 1991, Julie Safley opened Northwest Alpacas Country Store, the first retail store in North America devoted exclusively to alpaca end products. Prior to this she spent over twenty years in the fashion industry. She has coordinated and produced over a dozen fashion shows which exclusively showcased high fashion alpaca apparel. In 2001, Julie made the decision to close her store due to the challenges of aging parents and raising four teenagers. The store became the office for Northwest Alpacas Ranch. However, Julie consults new alpaca owners interested in starting a retail store featuring alpaca end products. She feels that promoting high quality alpaca end products to be the best way to market alpacas as a livestock investment.
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