Refusal of entry to black woman. Whites welcome.
In late Feb 2025, I was killing time with my mother and wife while waiting for a show to start. While my wife did some shopping at a nearby store, my mother and I entered Greater Goods to browse and perhaps shop, not understanding that it was a wholesaler. The environment was pleasant - my mother, who like me is white, was asked if she needed any assistance by a courteous employee. We browsed together for about 5-10 minutes uninterrupted. Then my wife, who is black, entered the store. I started talking to her at the front door to show her a hat I thought I might buy her. Our conversation was immediately interrupted by one of the store employees - which began a chain of conversation with the intent to determine whether my wife was a business owner, and therefore eligible to make purchases wholesale. When it was established that she was not, she was refused entrance to the store. My wife left immediately without complaint. I, still standing right next to her, was not asked to leave. My mother, still browsing, was also not asked to leave (though we immediately did).
I understand now that this is a wholesale shop and they cannot offer service to non-business owners. That is not the problem. The problem is that wealthy-looking white people are warmly invited to stay and encouraged to browse, while the apparent policy is that black women must be accosted at the door so urgently as to interrupt an ongoing conversation. This is not the first review suggesting some racist overtones from this establishment. I am utterly disgusted and am therefore leaving my first 1-star review of my life. Absolutely horrific.