Originally located in Sussex County, this clothing store has operated in Salisbury for some years and currently in the Twilley Center on Mt. Hermon Road. Our very best wishes to the owners.
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It is my understanding that the owners are just retiring and that the business is not " Biting The Bullet"
ReplyDeleteIf the economy was on an upswing, these people would not be retiring. They would be SELLING their business and there would be a line of people interested in purchasing it. Quit being so neive.
ReplyDeletespell nieve correctly.. and you don't know for sure if they would be selling it or just retiring.. The building is rented not owned...
ReplyDeletePardon my misspelling. I happen to be on a different computer, (laptop) and the keyboard isn't as forgiving.
ReplyDeleteSecondly, I owned several businesses located in shopping centers and sold each one of them. Selling a business doesn't mean the real estate goes with it! Give it a rest, you're not going to win this one.
"The building is rented not owned..."
ReplyDeleteBy the way, the bukilding is owned by someone, not rented. They may be renting space from saomeone who owns the building but I thought since you liked to correct me, back acha pal. All in humor.
Round 1 goes to Smokin Joe. I guess you've been in the Main St Gym learning a thing or two. :)
ReplyDeleteOne of the owners developed some health problems this year and I think that is one of the reasons they are closing. Maybe they just don't want to go through the hassle of selling it with what they are dealing with right now.
ReplyDeleteMy husband bought a suit there to wear for our wedding so I will always have fond memories of that store! :-)
Judy, thanks for sharing that information. We ALL wish them the best. I personally wish the citizens of Salisbury would learn to support their local businesses more. If this were the case, these fine people could have easily sold a striving business and obviously they have been around for quite some time, they knew what they were doing business wise.
ReplyDeleteMy points are NOT at all to harm their reputation in any way. There are very few specialty business resellers locally who could have taken on such a business and sold it to a younger retired person who relocated to Salisbury from New York etc..
We do wish them the very best and hope they can enjoy their retirement in good health.
I think that the correct expression for a business or person ceasing to exist would be "bite the dust" "Biting the bullet" refers to enduring an unpleasant situation, not ending it.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's all the way you look at it.
ReplyDelete"spell nieve correctly"
ReplyDeleteHa! I love it when people correct other people's spelling by using their own incorrect spelling! A classic.
You are so naive . . .
They did not keep up with the trends in fashion. Everything was for old men.
ReplyDeleteYou cant support local and praise Sams and Wal-Mart at the same time Joe.
ReplyDeleteOr naif...
ReplyDeleteWalMart & Sam's do NOT sell this kind of merchandise. If you think they do, then I suggest you go to Philllips and see the difference!
ReplyDeleteanonymous 10:59, how about STUPID instead? LOL
ReplyDeleteI'm working with a different computer today and I spelled Phillips wrong earlier, sorry.
Not yet they dont, but they will.
ReplyDeleteThe first dinner jacket I had in my life came from Phillips. Thing lasted forever.
ReplyDeleteYes, they are retiring. They will still be doing custom suits out of their house by appointment. Only two days left to get a bargin in store.
ReplyDeleteThis isn't a closure. It's a retirement and there's no other generation in the family that wants the reigns. David had a stroke sometime ago and the family decided to close up.
ReplyDeleteThey're certainly not BITING THE DUST. You should really correct this. Thank you.
Sittin on the dock of the bay, watching the tide roll away.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in the store, I thought they told me that they will now be open through January when their lease runs out. Farewell to that family business and we wish them the best . . . over 100 years of great service by caring people.
ReplyDeleteI have lived in Salisbury for almost five years and I didn't even know this store existed.
ReplyDeleteIf you go in the store, they have a little message that says why they are closing...maybe you guys should check it out...
ReplyDeleteYou say i cannot buy a nice suit to apply for a $8 hour job at the college. Dam
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ReplyDeleteThe first dinner jacket I had in my life came from Phillips. Thing lasted forever.
11:09 AM
Doug, you are part of the problem you tight wad. You should have bought more jackets from there. BTW, WTF is a "Dinner Jacket?" Is that a term that old dudes use?
Dude I was 12 yrs old, my mom said it was a dinner jacket and told me to sit up straight,act right, be quiet. Back then you did it or else. Then I used at a funeral. Then I out grew it and it was handed down to one of my smaller cousins. Dinner Jacket man...
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