A business is closing in Raleigh’s Five Points. Here’s why & when to shop
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- For Your Convenience/Gallery 5 is closing in Raleigh.
- The art gallery, decor and gift store is discounting items in March.
- Store closing follows nearby departure of Mac’s Speed Shop restaurant.
A store in Raleigh’s Five Points neighborhood is closing soon.
For Your Convenience/Gallery 5, a gifts, art and decor store on Glenwood Avenue, is closing after 14 years.
Owner Julie Flournoy is retiring, she told The News & Observer in a call. She will travel with her husband, an airline pilot whose work often takes him to Europe, and continue supporting local art. The store features pieces by around three dozen artists, Flournoy said.
Followers took to social media to congratulate Flournoy and offer well-wishes on her retirement.
Merchandise will be discounted until the end of March, Flournoy said. Many items are 40% off, but some artwork is not on sale.
For Your Convenience/Gallery 5 is located at 1700 Glenwood Ave. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. The store will close at the end of March.
Store owner to continue supporting local art
The business began over a decade ago in an old convenience store at Fairview Road and Bickett Boulevard, but it later moved to its current location on Glenwood.
“That was just an ideal location,” Flournoy told The N&O. “And to me, the building screams art. We love art. I love to support local artists.”
The business held large, multi-day art shows twice a year, showcasing hundreds of paintings.
Flournoy plans to continue holding art shows in retirement, though at a different venue.
“Expenses have gone up so much, and we keep getting price increases and notices of all of that, so it just makes you kind of want to do something different,” Flournoy said.
Stores, restaurants closing in the Triangle
This is not the first business to leave Five Points in recent months. The barbecue joint Mac’s Speed Shop closed its Glenwood Avenue restaurant, The News & Observer previously reported in January.
For Your Consideration is also not the first locally owned gift shop to shut its doors since late last year. The cafe and retail shop Zest, located on Six Forks Road in Raleigh, closed in January after 30 years in business. And in downtown Cary, The Perfect Piece, a consignment and furniture store, shut down in late December after around 15 years in business.
This story was originally published March 2, 2026 at 12:20 PM.
