By Candice Williams, @cwilliams@detroitnews.com
Dittrich Furs, a long-standing, family-owned business, will close its doors this spring after 132 years in Detroit.
The Dittrich family announced Saturday the company will permanently close on April 30. The family will retire and focus on their health and well-being, the family announced.
Founded in 1893, the business has been operated by five generations of the Dittrich family. It’s at 7373 Third Ave. in Midtown Detroit.
“For 132 years and five generations, our family has been proud to provide the finest fur and natural material fashions, along with the craftsmanship, care, and personal service that has defined who we are,” the family said in a post on Facebook. “It is with deep gratitude — and a somewhat heavy heart — that we share this news.”
The company’s website is advertising 70% off merchandise for a retirement sale liquidation event.
The closure follows a consolidation in early 2023, when Dittrich Furs sold the building that had housed its Bloomfield Hills showroom on North Woodward Avenue for more than 45 years. The plan was operate the business entirely at its Midtown Detroit location, which included its cold storage facility and business functions.
