This Durham store is closing after more than 40 years. Here’s why & last days
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- Vaguely Reminiscent, a 600-square-foot Durham boutique, is closing after 43 years.
- Founder Carol Anderson told The News & Observer she is retiring.
- The store is offering markdowns, starting with 25% off clothing, shoes and accessories.
After 43 years, a small Durham boutique is closing its doors for good.
Vaguely Reminiscent, a 600-square-foot institution on Ninth Street, is nearing its final days.
Founder and owner Carol Anderson is retiring, she told The News & Observer by phone.
“We are grateful for the community’s support, and it has been my goal to always in turn support the community that supports me,” Anderson said.
The store’s final day has not yet been determined. Customers are invited to shop discounts and liquidate the store’s inventory. As of Monday, April 13, Vaguely Reminiscent was offering 25% off clothing, shoes, accessories, jewelry, socks, hair items and toys.
Jewelry, shoes including sandals, gifts, clothing and accessories are among the items still available, Anderson said.
Markdowns will continue as time passes, the store wrote on social media.
“It has been an absolute privilege to be able to provide style, whimsy and laughs to our community for 43 years,” the store wrote in a social media post. “Words cannot begin to express our gratitude for your loyalty and patronage.”
Vaguely Reminiscent is open 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at 728 Ninth St. in Durham.
Ninth Street has evolved over the past four decades. Many of Vaguely Reminiscent’s neighbors have come and gone since 1982, but the boutique and a handful of retailers such as The Regulator Bookshop have remained.
