After renovation, new owners, The Gift Horse ready to be looked in the mouth
From left to right: The Gift Horse is owned by Laura Beth Liddon, Lana Knight and Emily Knight. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
After the temporary closure of a beloved Germantown shop that has stood in Exeter Village for almost six decades, the business has never looked better.
Lana Knight along with her daughter Laura Beth Liddon and daughter-in-law Emily Knight have reopened The Gift Horse with a fresh new design. Three years ago, the trio purchased the business that opened in 1967.
The store originally was part of a franchise location of Shop of John Simmons, but when the previous owners wanted to make it their own, they struggled with a name. “The Gift House” didn’t seem to fit, so they tweaked it to “The Gift Horse” with a nod to Germantown’s equestrian heritage.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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