Contrary to rumours, the business is not closing; it is relocating.

Owner of the business Ben Walsh said the family had been in business since 1877 and was not prepared to give up on the Shoalhaven.

He said he could not disclose where the business was looking at relocating due to the sensitive nature of where the contract process was up to.

“We are trying to put everything into the one store,” Mr Walsh said.

“We de-bannered from Mitre 10 due to the high cost of being in the Mitre 10 promotional program. 

“That means we can keep more money in the local area.

“Each dollar spent in our store replicates around the town and that’s part of it,” he said.