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Your Dream Job?

Lori Libka At Bronner's, Behind The Scenes, History, Meet The Staff August 3, 2016August 5, 2016behind the scenes, bronner's, clerk, department, Dream, hiring, history, job, sales 0 Comment

What is YOUR dream job? A position that would rake in boatloads of cash? Or maybe a favorite hobby turned into a full-time job? A job where you’re surrounded by things you love, like working at a library, surrounded by books; a coffee shop, surrounded by your favorite brew; or better yet, selling ornaments, lights and more at Bronner’s, surrounded by Christmas?! What does a job at Bronner’s look like, you ask? In the early days of Bronner’s Christmas Decorations, the

Wally Bronner’s Decorative Life

Lori Libka At Bronner's, History June 29, 2016June 30, 2016bronner, business, Decorative, frankenmuth, history, Irene, Life, wally, wife 0 Comment

Originator Wally Bronner’s fledgling sign-painting and decorating business established in 1945 flourished. His signs and displays in his aunt’s grocery windows attracted the attention of other businesses and industries. Before long, they asked the young artist to prepare displays and signs for them. (“Signtists” and “signologists” were the catchwords that sign painters used to describe their craft.) From the beginning, the business established by the young sign painter was officially named Bronner’ Display and Sign Advertising.

Art Was Bronner’s Start

Erin Kuch History March 4, 2016May 4, 2016art, beginning, bronner, family, history, nativity, start, wally, watercolor 4 Comments

Our late originator, Wally Bronner, didn’t set out to build The World’s Largest Christmas Store. He loved art and began his career as a sign painter and window trimmer. One request from the business community in Clare, Michigan, turned the direction of the young business to Christmas decorations. But art was the start …