According to an email posted on the N-SB.org site Keith Hufnagel has announced that he has closed the HUF LA store on Sunday, June 19, 2011, with no plans to reopen. Hufnagel said:
We unexpectedly lost our lease recently at our HUF LA shop on Fairfax, and unfortunately closed its doors this past Sunday. We are all bummed about it, and will miss being on the block and all the good times we had at that shop… But change happens and we will keep cruising on and making great stuff.
Those following along will remember that Hufnagel announced the closing of the SF store in early March 2011. It would appears that HUF is getting out of the retail business and putting all their efforts into the HUF brand. Oddly, this seems to be the opposite track of most other brands in the space. Only time will tell.
[Link: N-SB.org]
