WE ARE MOVING LOCATIONS TO MURRAY MAY 6TH!
A Love Letter to Salt Lake City
Dear Salt Lake City,
When we met 119 years ago, we were so young! We couldn’t have dreamed of what we’d both become. You became one of the most sought-after cities in the country, where people come from all over the world to live, work and dream. We became one of the finest Men’s clothing companies in the world where people from all over the world come to shop.
Together, we’ve weathered two worldwide pandemics, two world wars, the Great Depression, the Great Recession, and countless ups and downs, all of which have shaped who we have become. We have evolved from a single view of the world and life to a place of openness, acceptance, and diversity. We are not only survivors of the difficulties life throws our way, we have learned to adapt and thrive through the
inevitable changes that life has sent our way.
We have learned that sometimes life gives us lemons, and through the last 119 years we have consistently made lemonade. Whether it was the Olympic Scandals that our city turned into an Olympic triumph or Covid that shutdown Fine menswear overnight only to rebirth our best sales years ever in Menswear of 2022 and 2023, we consistently find the good in difficulty, own the reality, and create a brighter future.
It is in this spirit that we write this letter, we have been handed a lemon. Our landlord has deemed our building unsafe and though we disagree wholeheartedly, we recognize that sometimes the only move is forward, and sometimes the best avenue is a new avenue. After a 119-year love affair, it is time to move to Murray City to create another 100 years of doing the work we love.
I know it sounds trite, but it isn’t you, it is us. We must be true to ourselves and move where we are the captains of our destiny. We are moving to where we own our property and can truly have control over our future, like we did when Great, great grandpa and his son got involved in this business! We survived many projects over the years, from 1978 moving from Richards Street to make way for Crossroads Mall.
To 1989 closing our parking to enable Inn at Temple Square work, to Early 2000’s surviving a major construction project all around us. We are built for survival, and we will take that fighting spirit to Murray on the Corner of 6100 South and State, across the street from the top performing mall in the state.
We do feel we’ve been handed a lemon, but if we’ve learned anything in 119 years of running a family business, it’s that lemons can be made into delicious lemonade. We are incredible at making lemonade and look forward to serving you some in Murray, just 11 miles down the street right on State Street!
Salt Lake City, we will always love you and you are always welcome in our home in Murray!
We love you,
Stringham Family (owners)
Utah Woolen Mills
Bri Stringham, 94 Years old, 3rd Generation
Bart Stringham, 70 Years old, 4th Generation
BJ Stringham, 44 years old, 5th Generation
Brandon Stringham, 41 Years Old, 5th Generation
Moving Sale Dates and Details
Although it's a massive change, we are really excited about our future location. In 2020 we purchased a building in Murray - across the street from Fashion Place Mall where our Tom Nox store has been. On May 6th, we will be moving our entire UWM operations to this building and convert it from our Tom Nox Shop into our UWM Flagship store! If you haven’t been to the Murray shop, it’s stunning and when we move will have the same UWM staff, tailors, barbershop and products you already know and love!
We could not possibly do this without the love and support of our faithful customers. We are so grateful for the years that you have shopped with us and how dedicated you have been to our little shop!
Long story short, we are going to have a huge 50% off sale March 21st until we move on May 6th. Basically, all products that aren’t moving to Murray will be part of the sale -mostly casual items and sportswear.
As you know, we never do sales on individual items but this sale is necessary to allow us to hit restart, and create space for when we get to our new location.
DATES:
March 21st:
Private moving sale starts for only you, our customers!
50% off on anything that isn’t moving with us to Murray
April 4th
Public announcement about our move. 50% off sale will be open to the public
April 15th
The sale will increase from 60%
April 29th
The sale will increase to 70%
May 6th - First Day Open In Murray!
We are anxious and excited to transition to our new and improved location in Murray - across the street from Fashion Place. It’s so conveniently located and the interior is truly one of a kind!
Remaining items will be available in our current location with a skeleton crew - but on this date, operations will open and running in Murray location.
The sale will increase to 80%. Sale items remain downtown.
On May 13th
The sale will increase to 90%
Sale items remain downtown - All new store open in Murray.
Important Sale Details:
Tailoring is not included in any of the discounted merchandise. We will have price-lists out and available and walk you through the costs of each alteration you might need.
Any of the wood hangers are not part of the sale. We are going to swap out the hangers preemptively so that it doesn't get confusing. All shirts and pants will be taken from hangers and folded into bags.
All sales are final - no exchanges or returns.
Tailoring is going to take much longer than usual. As you know, we never have sales like this. We anticipate it being a little crazy and tailoring taking much longer that it typically does - even as far as months out. Please be patient with us as we work through tailoring your items. If you do not want to wait, we recommend the following local tailor shops, but are not responsible if they happen to make a mistake on your clothing items.
D'antii - 247 East Broadway, SLC, UT 84111
Elegant Tailoring - 673 South 700 East, SLC, UT 84102
Ceci'Style 1347 East 4065 South Milcreek UT 84124
The sale will start at 50% off. This discount is specific only to the identified products and excludes anything a) not identified b) that needs to be ordered in c) previously purchased items - even if they are the same item that is now on sale.