Renee Edwards’ Saturday Morning Shoppe has undergone a whirlwind of growth this year; in the first two months of operation, the market went from a small church parking lot to Tropicana Field.
A location in Tampa soon followed, and Edwards recently announced she was taking the market to the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds outside of Atlanta in December.
Edwards has shared even bigger news with the Catalyst – basketball legend, entrepreneur and business mogul Magic Johnson will be in St. Petersburg passing out Thanksgiving turkeys at the Nov. 1 Saturday Morning Shoppe.
Johnson’s career accolades are extensive. He is a five-time NBA champion, three-time NBA Most Valuable Player, and was an NBA All-Star for 12 out of 13 seasons – all with the Los Angeles Lakers. The achievements continued off the court as well. Johnson won five more NBA championships as co-owner of the Lakers, and in 2020 he also won a World Series Championship as co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Most important to the Saturday Morning Shoppe and the hundreds of vendors it showcases, Johnson is also a successful business mogul whose Magic Johnson Enterprises empire boasts a net worth of over a billion dollars.
