A sporting goods store in downtown Owen Sound is closing up shop today after nearly four decades in business in the city.
Garb and Gear Source for Sports on 2nd Avenue East will close its doors for a final time at 5 p.m. Thursday as owners Brian and Janice Warrilow are retiring.
The sporting goods store first launched in Goderich in 1976, and then moved to Owen Sound in 1983.
Brian Warrilow says he and Janice have really enjoyed the time they’ve spent running the store and thank the community for all the support they’ve received over the past 39 years.
He says it’s a bittersweet feeling for them to step away after such a long run.
“It’s a long time. A lot of relationships, a lot of good friends from the relationships we’ve built,” Warrilow says. “It’s just all of that.”
Warrilow says they decided the time was right to retire now after a difficult past two years for small business amid constant uncertainty.