Rinka announced on her Instagram that her MAISON DE REEFUR stores will be closing.
“MAISON DE REEFUR” stores can be found in Daikanyama, Nagoya, Shinjuku, Ikebukuro, Yokohama and Hakata. The Daikanyama and Nagoya stores also featured the Glouglou Reefur cafes.
Rinka wrote:
MAISON DE REEFUR is a store that operates throughout the year. I am reporting that it was decided to close the store. 7 years ago, 2012.4.12, four months after my son was born, MAISON DE REEFUR, the first store in Daikanyama opened. Even now I can still remember that day clearly. We opened at 11:00, despite it being a rainy day, when the shop’s doors opened, a lot of people were waiting in line. I felt the fear that no one wold come but despite the conflict I felt with parenting for the first time, I was relieved that I was properly able to open and that everyone was waiting warmly. I still remember breaking down.
Day 1, 2,000 people. In one week, there were 20,000 people. I heard that 350,000 people visited REEFUR in one year. I saw a girl walking with a REEFUR pink shopping bag in various cities. That encounter of seeing people with clothes that we made, I will not forget the feeling of thankfulness.
Rinka went on to explain it was the most difficult seven years to keep a big business ongoing.
Rinka said:
Up to now, to many people who have supported me, I am really full of gratitude. To those who loved the brand MAISON DE REEFUR, I’m really thankful to you. Until the very last day, thank you.
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