ROCKFORD — The weekend after Christine LaMantia announced her plans to retire, Roxy Carmichael was bustling with business.
“We’ve had record sales since Friday. It’s sad that it would be a closing sale that brings people out,” LaMantia said in an interview last Tuesday. “It’s been just so vibrant since Friday — Friday, Saturday, Monday and today it’s been nonstop.”
LaMantia hopes the burst of attention provides momentum for her effort to sell the business to someone who wants to keep the brand alive…