Friday, September 14, 2012
The long-awaited retailer is now open to the public, and plans to add the historic Smith Brother's fish sandwich back to the menu, as well as once again offer lemon meringue pie in October. Click through these pictures to see what the store looks like.
Duluth Trading officially opened its doors to the Port Washington community at 9 a.m. Friday, after a Thursday evening celebration with store and city officials. Mayor Tom Mlada attended the evening event, and called the opening of the store a celebration of "our brand as a city, alligned with Duluth Trading." "It certainly has been a team effort — and tonight ... it's really a committment that we're celebrating," he said. "It's also a celebration for the city of Port Washington — for our community as a whole." The store has been long-awaited since the announcement of the company's decision to open it's second location in Port Washington. The company's only other retail store is located in Mt. Horeb. Steve Schlecht, CEO of Duluth Trading …
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Wisconsin-based "workwear" retailer is on schedule to open its new location in the former Smith Brothers building this fall. The new location's manager, Lisa Krier, is a lifetime Port resident.
With the renovation process under way for its new location, the Duluth Trading Company is set to occupy the entire first floor of the former Smith Brothers building this fall, and, according to a company official, they hope to provide an "interesting shopping experience." The company hopes to open the location sometime during fall 2012, with a grand opening celebration in October, according to Duluth's Marketing Manager Scott Deryuter. So far, the company's logo has been attached to the building; interior work is still in progress, and workers can usually be spotted on the premises. "We're very excited," Deruyter said. "Right now, it's just a matter of getting in there and cutitng holes, getting things going." As part of its 6-year lease, …
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Friday, March 23, 2012
The workwear retailer set to open this fall in Port Washington also has plans to bring back the historic fish sandwich for sale in the Smith Brothers Coffee House, as well as other touches to recognize the building's history.
In bringing something new to Port Washington's downtown, business owners of Duluth Trading Company also hope to restore some of the city's history. The apparel retailer that will sell "workwear" for men and women in the former Smith Brothers building by fall also plans to take over the Smith Brothers Coffee House and add a small menu — including fish sandwiches, architect Mike Ehrlich told the Design and Review board on Monday. "(They plan a) very small operation, but (are) really trying to push the historic fish sandwich," Ehrlich said, adding he thinks its a great idea. "Talking to people at the coffee shop (now), they said a day doesn’t go by when someone doesn’t stop by and go, 'Do you guys sell fish?'" The company has also discussed …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Duluth Trading Company has signed a 6-year lease and will move into the building in downtown Port Washington this fall.
Port Washington officials are celebrating what Mayor Scott Huebner calls a win for the city: retail store Duluth Trading Company has signed a 6-year lease for the former Smith Brother's building and is hoping to open its store in fall 2012. Duluth Trading Company is an apparel retailer that sells "workwear" for men and women, according to its website. Huebner said the store will fill the entire first floor of the building, and also take over the Smith Brothers Coffee House, where it is considering adding a menu. The store, a Wisconsin-based busines, only has one other location in Mt. Horeb; Huebner said that store draws 300,000 customers in from outside Mt. Horeb, and the company is hopeful it will do the same for Port. "As people come …
Millhouse
3:29 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
I checked it out today, the work pants look intriguing. When my current work cloths rotation wears out I'll give Deluth's products a try. more ›