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End of an era? Downtown Flowery Branch antiques store up for sale

Janet Upchurch, owner of longtime Flowery Branch business Sample Pleasures, is retiring and plans to sell the antiques store. - photo by Scott Rogers

01252025 SAMPLE 1.jpg — Janet Upchurch, owner of longtime Flowery Branch business Sample Pleasures, is retiring and plans to sell the antiques store. - photo by Scott Rogers

Jeff GillFollow @jeffgtimes

The Times

Updated: Jan 24, 2025, 6:14 PM

Published: Jan 24, 2025, 6:00 PM

What began as a five-year plan turned into 31 years for Janet Upchurch and a store that’s been a fixture amid a sea of change in downtown Flowery Branch.

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