Comin out strong vine9/6/2023 ![]() ![]() Original “Sale” Note to purchase business that became Vine FurnitureĪs time passed, they began to get offers for the entire property. Still, looking at the long-term, he knew his parents were nearing retirement and his children aren’t interested in continuing the business. Kelly said the Friday they re-opened was the biggest sales day in the history of the store. They closed to walk-in customers for a period early in the pandemic. He said the pandemic made the whole family take stock of what they wanted and where the business was going. His parents realized that, at their age, waiting on the returns on that major investment might not be their best choice. ![]() They put the portion of the building up for sale to see if there was outside interest in purchasing it for redevelopment. He said, “We took the plans all the way up through plans review.” By that time the pandemic had started and the family started re-evaluating. I sat down with him to talk about the decision to sell. It’s something that current owner Kelly Shinlever didn’t see coming when I wrote about the 75-year history of the store, or even as recently as 2019 when I wrote of their plans to re-develop a portion of the building. The business provided for four generations of one family and connected to other families throughout the community, many of whom were multi-generation customers. After 78 years, Vine Furniture will close its doors before the end of summer. Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, June 2022Ī journey that began in 1944, will soon come to a close. ![]()
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