I went to a Donald Trump store in South Carolina.
The business has been booming since the co-owner opened the shop.
There was a lot of things in the space, from talking Trump figurines to graphic T-shirts.
I saw a billboard advertising a Donald Trump store. I decided to stop in and see what was going on.
The air dancer in the likeness of the former president waved his arms at oncoming traffic as he was greeted by a series of colorful pro- Trump flags.
Keep on Trumpin' is located between Klig's Kites and Goodfellas Seafood Hut.
There is a mannequin of Trump waving a flag at people.
One customer chanted "Let's Go, Brandon" as he walked by while snapping a photo.
You need to go through the main entrance of the store to get to the store.
The same roof holds Klig's and Keep on Trumpin'.
The space is divided into two separate areas, with the latter taking up 2,000 square feet.
The first location of the kite shop was in myrtle beach.
They have a Broadway on the Beach in myrtle Beach and the newest one that opened seven years ago in North myrtle Beach.
The Trump items were always more popular than the other ones.
The entire aisle was created based on customer demand.
When one of their retail tenants left and they weren't able to find a replacement, he approached his brother with an idea.
Wouldn't it be great if a Trump store opened?
He told Insider that he isn't trying to make a political statement.
At the end of the day, he said, he's a businessman and that he likes and dislikes Trump.
Increased foot traffic is something he likes.
More than 10,000 items are sold at the store today.
Their own manufactured line of goods is one of the many items in the inventory.
The price of the merchandise is between 99 and 69 dollars.
He smiles and rings the register when customers try to talk politics.
Many of the T-shirts they sell are produced by the Kligman's.
This shirt has a picture of a top gun.
This is a Keep on Trumping shirt.
This T-shirt says "I'll be back".
This remake of American Gothic is also called a remake.
This "stolen property" shirt takes a not-so-subtle stab at the Democrats.
And this "Donkeypox" t-shirt.
There is a "bye-bye, Biden" clock
There are a lot of novelty products in the shop.
There was more than one bobblehead.
This shirtless boxing Trump one is also included.
Unusual souvenirs include rubber duckies and troll dolls with Trump's name on them.
The pen with the push of a button promises to belt out some of Trump's popular phrases in his own voice.
"From this day forward, it's only going to be America first" is one of the 17 patriotic comments made by this full-body figure with the American flag.
They offer a Trump toilet brush.
One of the biggest hits so far has been the Donald Trump Garden Gnome, according to a saleswoman.
Customers can get $1 into the machine if they want to know their future.
Inside the machine is a replica of the 45th President of the United States that will give out a printed fortune with his picture on it.
The whole business could be turned into a Trump store by the brothers. I think it's true based on the enthusiastic shoppers I met.
As a registered Democrat, I was the only one who walked out of the store empty-handed, but my curiosity as to what a Trump Superstore might be like was certainly filled.
Richard Kligman would probably not say much about a Trump candidacy, but his products will.
Business Insider has an article on it.
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