Peanut Shoppe moving, but staying Downtown
Rida AbuZaineh, back in 1994, is the longtime owner of the Peanut Shoppe. His family has owned the business since 1993. His store is moving, but remaining downtown on South Main. (Courtesy of Nura AbuZaineh)
The antique Mr. Peanut straddles the even older nut roaster. at the Peanut Shoppe on Main Street in Downtown Memphis. (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
Thanks to a GoFundMe campaign and support from the Downtown Memphis Commission, the Peanut Shoppe will move to a new South Main home, instead of closing after 72 years of business.
Rob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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