Green Smart Gifts was founded in May 2008 and the current owners, Donna and Shawn Witmer, took over the business in May 2010. The store specializes in organic, handmade, recycled, eco-friendly merchandise and promotes a green lifestyle. Its range includes jewelery, beauty products, bags, candles, books, tea, toys, games and products for the home and garden.
The store features local businesses including Monaco Designs, which turns stone and glass fragments found on the beaches of north-east Ohio into jewelry, and Greater Cleveland-based skin care label Hydriads. Green Smart Gifts runs a 100% to Charity program, giving all profits from certain items sold to various charities.