Owners: Sisters Cindy Deuser and Sue Olmscheid Headquarters: Plymouth
Namesake: The owners' hard-working grandmother, Lillian, who they say "loved people, rich black coffee and church."
First store: Opened August 2005 in Buffalo, Minn.
Total stores: By the end of April, 28 stores in seven states -- Minnesota (17), Wisconsin (5), Iowa (2), North Dakota (1), Texas (1), Colorado, (1), Illinois (1).
Total sales: $3.33 million in 2008
Average sales per store: $359,377
Source: Lillians Shoppes, LLC
