It’s time to hold it up.
After 20 years in business, a West Hollywood mom-and-pop store is closing its doorways for good. Brick & Mortar clothes boutique announced that they will completely close by the finish of this month, ceasing both in-store and online gross sales.
Located at 8713 Santa Monica Boulevard, the small storefront specialised in stylish males’s fashion, one-of-a-kind jewellery and and home equipment.
Men’s clothes boutique Brick & Mortar in West Hollywood is closing up store after 20 years on Santa Monica Boulevard. Instagram/@shopatbrick
“STORE CLOSING: Thanks for more than 20 years, WeHo!” the store’s web site reads. The boutique will offer a particular closing sale for followers, with all gadgets in-store and online promoting for 50% off.
The native retailer was opened in 2006 by Evan Hughes, who was later joined in the business by his companion Steve Foggs, who designed shirts bought at the store.
“I’m kind of a shopaholic. It’s great for me to own a store,” Hughes said in a 2017 interview, where he defined his aim for the store was to create a place to make West Hollywood really feel more like a group.
The store bought stylish males’s fashion, jewellery and equipment in-store and online. Instagram/@shopatbrick
The store announced a closing sale of 50% off all gadgets. Instagram/@shopatbrick
Brick & Mortar’s departure comes during a turbulent time for West Hollywood’s small companies. The metropolis’s retail emptiness charge stands at 9.2%, according to an October examine.
Just blocks from Brick & Mortar, West Hollywood’s world-famous Sunset Strip is blighted with empty storefronts. In June Local business house owners informed the Post that companies are struggling due to rising rents.
The closure comes as West Hollywood struggles with industrial vacancies and a wave of bar and restaurant closures. Instagram/@shopatbrick
“A lot of the businesses are struggling to break even because the cost of living is rising and the rent is rising,” said Sofi Mamo, the proprietor of A Divine H20.“I think every small business, every mom-and-pop, all the small companies are in hazard of extinction.
The metropolis’s hospitality industry is also struggling, with longtime staples shuttering in the space. Celebrity sushi hotspot Sushiya on Sunset closed in September after 28 years in business.
In the same month, West Hollywood nightlife staple Electric Owl closed after practically a decade in business, while celeb-loved bar Employees Only also closed its doorways.
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