FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
AFTER 66 YEARS IN BUSINESS, THE GRANT BOYS, INC WILL BE RETIRING AND CLOSING THEIR RETAIL STORE.
THE GRANT BOYS LOCATED AT 1750 NEWPORT BLVD. IN DOWNTOWN COSTA MESA HAS BECOME AN ICON IN THE COSTA MESA/NEWPORT BEACH COMMUNITY.
THE GRANT BOYS WAS FOUNDED IN 1949 BY EDWARD “BUDDY” GRANT AND HIS MOTHER MINNIE STONE. DURING THEIR 66 YEARS IN BUSINESS THE GRANT BOYS HAS REMAINED A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED BUSINESS, CURRENTLY OWNED BY BUDDY GRANT’S DAUGHTER AND SON-IN-LAW, ALEXA & RANDY GARELL. THE ORIGINAL STORE WAS LOCATED WHERE NEWPORT BLVD. AND HARBOR BLVD. INTERSECT. THE STORE WAS RELOCATED TO ITS CURRENT LOCATION IN THE EARLY 1950’S.
THE GRANT BOYS IS ONE OF THE MOST VISIBLE AND RECOGNIZED BUSINESSES ALONG THE NEWPORT BLVD. CORRIDOR. KNOWN FOR ITS UNUSUAL MERCHANDISE MIX, THE GRANT BOYS 10,000 PLUS SQUARE FOOT STORE INCLUDES OUTDOOR APPAREL, CAMPING AND FISHING GEAR AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR ITS SALE OF FIREARMS.
THE STORE WILL BEGIN CLOSING ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2015 WITH A STOREWIDE RETIREMENT/GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE. THE SALE WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUCH TIME AS ALL INVENTORY, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPMENT HAVE BEEN SOLD.
OWNERS INDICATE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS REASONS FOR CLOSING THE BUSINESS AT THIS TIME. OWNER, RANDY GARELL INDICATED, “WE’VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE WE WERE TEENAGERS AND NOW WE ARE IN OUR MID 60’S. WE’VE HAD A GREAT RUN AND HAVE ENJOYED SERVING THE COSTA MESA/NEWPORT BEACH COMMUNITY AND ALL OF ORANGE COUNTY. NOW IT’S TIME TO RETIRE AND GO FISHING!”
NO FUTURE PLANS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED FOR THE BUILDING OR PROPERTY.
