Dear friends of Dressew,
Due to a variety of circumstances beyond our control, we are no longer able to operate Dressew as in the past. We will be selling our building on West Hastings St as well as our warehouses and Dressew will eventually be closing. These past few years have been a struggle for every small business and we are no exception. We are heartbroken, angry and just numb that it has come to this.
But we're not closing yet!
For now it will be business as usual for the most part. We don't have a closing date yet - depending on the sale of the building it could be years away. We will still be receiving shipments of new fabric and notions until further notice. We still have lots of product in our warehouses to sell. Sadly, this will be our last year for Halloween costumes and accessories as we focus on being a fabric store.
We hope to reopen again in the future, in a different form and space. Our store on Hastings is our third location and there's no reason to think we can't find a fourth! Thank you for supporting us since 1961, and we ask for your understanding of our situation and kindness to our staff.
I know this announcement is short on details, when I can share more information with you I will.
David McKie