Columbus clothing company behind Johnny Hockey fundraiser announces closure

A Columbus clothing brand that made headlines recently for charity fundraising will be closing.

According to a social media post from the Columbus Apparel Co., the company plans to close its sole storefront.

“Store closing. We will be printing and shipping all existing orders,” the social media post, made Dec. 17, reads. The post doesn’t provide a date of or reason for the closure.

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Columbus Apparel Co., which creates clothing for local breweries, sports teams and other Columbus-branded clothing, is located at 2600 Billingsley Rd.

The brand’s closing announcement comes just months after it partnered with a popular Blue Jackets podcast to raise money for the family of former Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau through a “Johnny Hockey” clothing line.

The brand made several social media posts about receiving a massive influx of orders for the items from the fundraiser, and working to process them all.

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