Shari Basom, owner of Small Changes, the Seattle distributor of magazines, calendars and gifts, has sold the company to Sarah Murfin, her longtime calendar manager, and Alex Perez Paz, who has run the calendar warehouse for more than a decade.
Basom, who founded Small Changes 42 years ago, commented: "Alex and Sarah will continue our long-standing standards of service and social responsibility. We are proud to announce that due to our in-house transfer of ownership, we are able to retain all of our reliable staff." That includes her son, Ariel Basom, who is becoming manager of the magazine department. She continued: "I have full confidence in Sarah, Alex, Ariel and the rest of the staff to carry on and prosper for many years to come."
Small Changes distributes magazines in the Greater Northwest and calendars and gifts in the U.S. and Canada. Many of its customers are independent bookstores.