Leon & Lulu is Metro Detroit’s own award-winning lifestyle store. Set in the historic Ambassador Roller Rink and Clawson Theater in Downtown Clawson, Michigan, Leon & Lulu offers one-of-a-kind & custom furniture, as well as a spectacular selection of gifts, books, toys, accessories, and women’s clothing. Leon & Lulu is serious about exceptional design, fabulous service, and great pricing – but we have a sense of humor about everything else! Stop in to shop, attend one of our many special events, or just to explore.
Mary Liz Curtin is passionate about independent retail. Her knowledge of all aspects of the gift, craft and home industries gives her a unique point of view, encompassing the needs of retailers, vendors and sales representatives. She is also a heck of a retail shopper and loves to crawl malls, discover downtowns and walk through the Web to find ideas and inspirations for her presentations.
With over 35 years of hands-on experience in the gift and home industries, Mary Liz is an internationally acknowledged expert in independent retail and has advised numerous manufacturers on marketing, sales and management issues with her unique brand of Sales and Marketing Therapy.
Mary Liz is a humorous and engaging speaker, delighting audiences internationally at trade shows, sales meetings and conventions with her stories of how to build and market a brand, run a better business and maintain a mom-and-pop retail store without losing your sanity…or your marriage.
Husband and wife team Mary Liz Curtin and Stephen Scannell opened Leon & Lulu in 2006, rehabbing the historic Ambassador Roller Rink and making it a destination for shoppers. The 15,000 square foot rink offers furniture, antiques, clothing, gifts, books, games and gourmet food in an eclectic and charming environment.
Leon & Lulu is serious about exceptional design, fabulous service and fun – but have a sense of humor about everything else. Stop in to shop, attend one of our many special events, or just to explore while enjoying a glass of wine. There’s More Next-Door!
The Clawson Theatre marquee marks the facade, but what’s going on inside the revamped movie palace is so much more. Mary Liz and Stephen opened The Show in 2016 with its stock of Michigan products, vintage items, distinctive greeting cards and more home furnishings.
Three Cats Cafe was added later that year just inside the store’s street side entrance. Small plates and baked goods arrive on vintage china. The menu, based as much as possible on local products, changes daily.
