As C.V. Hallmark purges the last of its inventory after 30 years in business, Shop Smart Food Mart is cheerfully preparing its takeover.
Shop Smart owner Samee Tharm, who plans to expand his Prospect Park West grocery operation to include the doomed card store's current digs, has hung a bright new sign declaring the imminent arrival of his new and improved food selection.
Meanwhile, the increasingly forlorn Hallmark will continue to cling quietly to life until the end of February.
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