Our Story

Market on Main of NC is owned and operated by Beth Peterson Dowless and Emily Peterson Dowless. We are sisters and we both married Dowless boys... I know, what are the chances? We were born and raised in Bladenboro, NC. Bladenboro is a "one stoplight town" and we wouldn't have it any other way. Everyone here knows each other and loves each other. Our community is our family. In September of 2021, we went out on a limb and decided to give it a shot !! We chose Bladenboro as our location not only to help with the revitalization of downtown, but also to bring something beautiful to our community. Even though our town is small, the support and encouragement we have received has been nothing short of AMAZING. Thank you to everyone that has helped us along our journey.

Beth is an x-ray technologist by day and Emily is a drug rep. We both have full time jobs and work with the store at nights and on the weekends. It is certainly a challenge to get everything done, but it has been so rewarding. Our "daddy" is Charles Peterson AKA Porkchop :) and everyone knows him. He has his hands in a little bit of everything and most recently has added Market on Main to his resume. He keeps the roads hot by picking up and delivering furniture and other items, as well as helping us haul our kids EVERYWHERE. He taught us that we can do anything we set our mind to, and for that, we are thankful. Our "mama," Susan, is a retired schoolteacher but nowadays you can catch her at any given time keeping her grandchildren, all 7 of them. She is the most selfless and loving person that we know, and she will never know how much she means to us! We have an older brother, Daniel and he and his wife Alex have 3 beautiful children together. As for Beth, she is married to her high school sweetheart, Greg and they have one daughter, Isabella. Emily is married to her husband Jeremy and they have 3 girls - Riley, Avery and Anna Grey. As you can imagine, there is never a dull moment with our family.

We have been blessed with a wonderful group of ladies that make up the Market on Main team. Jill Stewart-West is our designer extraordinaire as well as our manager. She jumped in headfirst and got us organized and on track. Savannah Lee is another invaluable member of our team and even though you may not see everything she does, trust me, she does a lot. These 2 ladies make our lives so much easier and treat the store like it was their own. Everyone at Market on Main wants you to have the best shopping experience possible, whether that is in person or online.

Thank you for shopping with Market on Main.  We appreciate each and every one of our customers.  These days it is too easy to click on amazon or stop by one of the large decor chain stores, but you chose us.  THANK YOU!  We promise to provide you with a personalized, shopping experience and that “hometown” touch that is very hard to find now.  God Bless!