Determan said she made calls to other shops to give them early notice of what VINE hopes to do and letting them know they don’t wish to hurt anyone else’s business.

The VINE store will sell refrigerators, dishwashers, dryers and furniture.

“We did an online survey a month ago,” Determan says. “We got really good feedback from the community. They thought there was a need and there was a place for it.”

Bridget Boyle, who moved to Mankato four years ago from New York, said she’s gotten help from VINE in the past and plans to shop at the organization’s new store when it opens. She received a television set a few weeks ago from VINE’s stockpile of home furnishings.

“Things are tough now,” she said, “and you can get things cheaper.”

VINE will be hiring a couple of workers, but the store also will use volunteers to make it work.

Determan’s goal is to break even the first year and build from there.