Fan calls closing 15-year-old retailer ‘another causality of online shopping’

A POPULAR retailer has announced it will close for good this month as fans blame online shopping.

Customers only have days to take advantage of liquidation deals before the 15-year-old location shuts down.

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The closing store, Hobbytown USA, will affect residents of Tallahassee Florida, per the Tallahassee Democrat.

With an official final date of operation set for May 5, shoppers must act fast to get discounts as high as 50% on some merchandise.

Some fans of the toy store chain are devastated by the news, blaming an uptick in e-commerce as a supposed reason behind the Tallahassee closure.

“Another causality of online shopping,” they fumed in a post on Facebook.

Another added that they were “very sad” about the shutdown.

Someone else remarked that they “didn’t even know any of them were left anymore.”

Hobbytown is a franchise retailer with several locations nationwide, and few remain in Tallahassee.

The closing store at 1812 Thomasville Road was bought by owners and US Navy veterans Vanessa and Michael Brodhead in 2014.

When the coronavirus pandemic severely impacted in-person shopping in 2020, the couple attempted to sell Hobbytown but didn’t get satisfactory offers.

Sales also started to improve for a period, given the store’s indoor games, including puzzles and other activities, became increasingly popular during lockdowns.

Years later, the Broadhead family said they’re still trying to get rid of Hobbytown and make a change.

“We’ve been doing this for 15 years now…” Vanessa told the Tallahassee Democrat.

“Retail is not the same as it had been all of those years ago.”

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