Brad Palu treated his family to sweets at The Central Mercantile and Ktown Cakery, and then it was his turn to pick.
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Kari Printz envisions her Central Mercantile and Ktown Cakery as a bakery, retail store and gathering place. After a couple of years that’s what the business has become. It’s listed on the 2023 Nebraska Passport Program.
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Macy Cool creates colorful macarons in Ktown Cakery.
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Central Mercantile occupies a large space at 2206 Central Avenue in downtown Kearney. Owner Kari Printz says there’s no other place she’d rather be in business.
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Nivea Janssen applies frosting to a cake she’s baked at Ktown Cakery.
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Quality cookware is a magnet for shoppers and a profit center for The Central Mercantile and Ktown Cakery.
MIKE KONZ, KEARNEY HUB
The Central Mercantile enjoys a spacious sales floor because it’s located in a former furniture store.
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In addition to sweets, The Central Mercantile features household goods and more.
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BH Media: Kearney Hub Welcome to one of the 2023 Nebraska Passport destinations.
Kari Printz envisions her Central Mercantile and Ktown Cakery as a bakery, retail store and gathering place. After a couple of years that’s what the business has become. It’s listed on the 2023 Nebraska Passport Program.
Central Mercantile occupies a large space at 2206 Central Avenue in downtown Kearney. Owner Kari Printz says there’s no other place she’d rather be in business.