Monkie Boutique Shutters
Monkie closing sale
For those shopping Main Street in Santa Monica, Calif., the Monkie boutique seemed like it always would be around. The contemporary women’s boutique had been selling fashion on the popular thoroughfare since 2000. But on April 30, owner Alison Nitschke will shutter the boutique’s doors for good.
She said her lease was up and she decided to leave the boutique business. “People shop differently,” Nitschke said of the present time. Competition from e-commerce and off-price stores has made business forher independent, multi-line boutique tough.The last act for her dozen years of running a boutique will be a sale where items are discounted 30 to 80 percent off. She’s selling the store fixtures too. For more information, call 310-570-5955.
