Originally Posted by
tessagin
I would ask exactly what their plans are. Maybe they're going to sell the shop but will continue to service elsewhere and will only help a few customers who have been totally loyal. Some just can't retire 100%. Then if it were me and they asked to keep "mum", I would.
That's a good idea, maybe Mr. SewingShop will still want to do little side jobs for some extra cash. I assume they live locally, but who knows, they may be moving too. This area is expensive, not easy to retire in.
This isn't really a surprise though, they haven't done the county fair for 2 years now, and this past summer they didn't have a booth at the local quilt show either. They definitely deserve a nice retirement and on that level I'm happy for them.