{"id":94116,"date":"2019-05-10T15:28:29","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T21:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/barefoot-clothing-shop-opens-on-main-avenue-in-durango\/"},"modified":"2019-05-10T15:28:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-10T21:28:29","slug":"barefoot-clothing-shop-opens-on-main-avenue-in-durango","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/barefoot-clothing-shop-opens-on-main-avenue-in-durango\/","title":{"rendered":"Barefoot clothing shop opens on Main Avenue in Durango"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Barefoot
Barefoot Durango, a new retail shop, will open next week in the location formerly occupied by a Schlotzsky\u2019s on Main Avenue.<\/span>Mary Shinn\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Barefoot Durango, a clothing and household goods shop, will open next week in a space formerly occupied by Schlotzsky\u2019s, a sandwich shop in the 800 block of Main Avenue.<\/p>\n

All evidence of Schlotzsky\u2019s counter and kitchen have been replaced with a rustic interior and goods such as shirts and hats branded with the Colorado or Durango names.<\/p>\n

The shop is the latest location for Barefoot Athletics<\/a>, a Texas-based company that also prints custom apparel, said Matt Copeland, who co-owns the business with his brother, Mitch Copeland.<\/p>\n

\"Erin
Erin Weddle moved to Durango to help open the new Barefoot Durango store on Main Avenue.<\/span>Mary Shinn\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The brothers decided to open a Durango shop after visiting to ski and later finding the right building for the store, he said. \u201cWe fell in love with it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

In addition to selling location-branded apparel, the shop will carry school-branded clothing promoting Fort Lewis College and Durango High School, he said.<\/p>\n

The store also carries household goods such as pillows, mugs, decor and toys. Sales will help drive the store\u2019s future inventory, said store manager Erin Weddle.<\/p>\n

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A Texas-based company called Barefoot Athletics is opening a store in the 800 block of Main Avenue in Durango.<\/span>Mary Shinn\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

The Copelands started in custom printing in 2002 and still produce between 3,000 to 6,000 custom-printed items a day. The store supplies school districts in Colorado and across the country, he said<\/p>\n

The brothers opened their first retail store about nine years ago. Many of their locations are in southern states and specialize in college-branded clothing. The shop in Durango is the 10th retail shop for the Copelands. The 11th will open soon in Texas, Matt Copeland said.<\/p>\n

The shop has not yet been issued a business license, said Ben Florine, deputy clerk for the city of Durango. But the shop is handling those details, Weddle said.<\/p>\n

mshinn@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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