See U Saturday Closing Amid Shifting Retail Climate
The clothing store owned by Frank Arone and operated by Angela Festa is going out of business after more than three decades of operation in various iterations.
See U Saturday is closing its doors a year after its long-time proprietors rebranded the clothing retailer for a changing customer base. Compounding pressures including big name competition, a rapid shift in the way customers use their purchasing power, and family health issues have forced the store to plan to liquidate its assets and leave the Boulder Run shopping center before the end of the year, according to Store Manager Angela Festa. "My dad started this business 33 years ago selling brand-name merchandise at a fair price," she said, but the climate for small business owners is drastically different in 2012, where deep discounts are offered online and at nearby malls. "We have great customers, but there just weren't enough of them," …
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