UPDATE: Ke'Chic Boutique is Relocating to Virginia
The clothing shop is moving out of College Park and to Woodbridge, VA, according to the store's Facebook page.
Update, 12:32, Monday
The clothing shop, Ke'Chic Boutique is relocating to Woodbridge, VA, according to the store's Facebook page:
In preparation of our new arrival, we have decided that [it] is in the best interest of our growing family not to renew our lease in College Park, Md. We plan to relocate and open a new location in VA which is where we reside. (Facebook post: Jan. 12, 2012)
And a few days later...
We will re-open in Woodbridge, VA after the baby arrives.
While Woodbridge is almost an hour's drive from College Park, you can shop through the Ke'Chic website.
Original
College Park's small pool of clothing stores just got smaller.
Ke'Chic Boutique, 4500 Lehigh Road, closed in early January, The Diamondback reported. While the property manager says the store didn't operate enough hours during the day to stay afloat, the city's economic development coordinator said the location of the store might not have been visible enough, The Diamondback reported.
Mrs. Wilson
5:44 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
As a shopper of Ke'Chic I'm not sure your report is very accurate. I recall reading back in January on either facebook or twitter, maybe both that the owner decided not to remain in College Park because she is expecting. During my last visit in late January I was told by the owner who looked about 6 months pregnant that their family moved to VA near Potomac Mills and no longer lived in MD and that they plan to relocate to Virginia to accomodate their growing family, which makes sense to me because they are family owned & operated. Besides I wouldn't want to commute from VA to College Park everyday especially with a newborn. I find it interesting that someone said they were never open, I never went there to shop and found them not open and I shopped there quite frequently often during my lunch hour. I do wish they were open on Monday's. While I will miss the College Park location I plan to continue to shop with them online as I love the quality and style of their merchandise. I am looking forward to the new location because they often had lots of fundraisers for breast cancer and local organizations and girls nights out shopping events that my friends and I truly enjoyed. Might I suggest you contact the owner via email for a statement rather than relying on the Diamond Back who has a history of throwing local businesses under the bus with inaccurate one sided information. Just one more reason for me to not read their paper. Just my two cents.
Shannon Hoffman
12:45 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
Hi Mrs. Wilson,
Thank you for drawing my attention to the Ke'Chic Facebook page. You can see I've updated the post with the relevant information, that the shop is relocating to Woodbridge, VA. I've also reached out to the owner, and hope to hear back.
Thanks!
Shannon
Shannon Hoffman
2:04 pm on Monday, February 27, 2012
Hi Mrs. Wilson,
Caught up with Lesley this afternoon. Here's what she had to say: http://patch.com/A-rkjP
Thanks for reading, and thanks for the input!
Shannon