Chippewa Falls store announces closure

Chris Vetter, The Leader-Telegram, Eau Claire, Wis.
Updated ·3 min read

Jun. 19—CHIPPEWA FALLS — Dave Gordon has loved being a co-owner of Foreign 5 in downtown Chippewa Falls for the past 14 years. Clothing stores have been in that building for more than 50 years. However, Gordon and co-owner Sheldon Gough are now both in their 80s, and they've decided to retire and close the business.

"We've been trying to sell the business for four years without success," Gordon said Monday morning. "We decided a couple months ago that we should be thinking about shutting down."

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