After more than four years on Main Street, clothing and accessories shop Suburban Couture at month’s end will close its doors for good, according to its owner.
Suburban Couture at 110 Main St. in New Canaan is closing its doors July 31. New Canaan Ski & Sport is re-opening in its space. Credit: Michael Dinan
Meri Hopkinson called the decision to close her store “bittersweet.”
“We feel the climate of retail is changing in general, and although we love the town and we feel that people support the town, we feel that the online presence is bigger than the brick-and-mortar can support,” Hopkinson told NewCanaanite.com.
The Ridgefield resident, who had the same shop set up in her hometown for more than eight years prior to moving it to New Canaan, said she earned her Realtor’s license earlier this year and plans to launch a new career in that arena.
Suburban Couture at 110 Main St. in New Canaan is closing its doors July 31. New Canaan Ski & Sport is re-opening in its space. Credit: Michael Dinan
New Canaan Ski & Sport will move into the space at 110 Main St., Hopkinson confirmed.
“Thank you to my New Canaan customers—I have made so many great friends and I have made this decision knowing we will be missed,” she said. “I will be moving on to sell real estate in the surrounding areas and hope you reach out to me if I can help you in any way.”
She specifically thanked Tucker Murphy and Laura Budd of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce “for their support and undying energy.”
Budd said she and Murphy have “loved working with Meri.”
Suburban Couture at 110 Main St. in New Canaan is closing its doors July 31. New Canaan Ski & Sport is re-opening in its space. Credit: Michael Dinan
“She was an active member business and we wish her luck in her real estate career,” Budd said. “We are so very happy to have Ski & Sport on Main Street. The demand has always been high for their product lines, as evidenced by how busy their Sidewalk Sale booths have been over the last few years.”
New Canaan Ski and Sport had occupied a commercial space in downtown New Canaan from 1976 to 2012, mostly on Main Street opposite Morse Court. Last winter, Pam Alberino, daughter of New Canaan Ski and Sport founder John Alberino, opened a winter clothing shop on pop-up basis on Burtis Avenue. Ski and Sport has additional locations in Ridgefield and Westport.
Hopkinson said she has several display pieces in addition to what clothing and accessories remain after the Sidewalk Sale, all at a discount “closing out sale” rate. The pieces include half-mannequins, glass displays, wooden rolling displays, chairs, stools and tables.