Posted: August 13, 2010

By Danielle Walker

danielle.walker@insidebiz.com

Kinks, Quirks & Caffeine has closed after 13 years of business in Williamsburg and a prolonged struggle to negotiate a buyout with the landlord.

Recently, IB covered store owner Jennifer Raines' experience being tied to her lease next to the Colony Square Shopping Center anchor, Fresh Market.

The grocery store plans to move Oct. 1, 2011.

Kinks is an eclectic gift and American handcrafts store, which sold local artists' work at its 1303 Jamestown Road location.

In an e-mailed letter to customers, friends and artists, Raines wrote that she is "hoping to find a more suitable location" where she can re-open and continue selling.

In other retail news:

Abuelo's, a nationwide Mexican chain, will open another location in Hampton on Aug. 19. There is another local Abuelo's in Chesapeake at 1712 Ring Road, Greenbrier Mall. The new Hampton location will be at the Peninsula Town Center.

Location: 2423 McMenamin St., Hampton

Wink Threading Studio, a locally owned hair removal spa, opened its third Hampton Roads location July 9 in Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach. There are also Wink Threading Studio locations at MacArthur Center in Norfolk and Peninsula Town Center in Hampton. The owner, Simran Kaur, opened her first location in Norfolk on Oct. 15.

Location: Lynnhaven Mall, Virginia Beach

Skinny Dip is set to open three new locations in the area. The Virginia Beach-based frozen yogurt business will open stores in the Pembroke area of Virginia Beach, on Colley Avenue in Norfolk and in the Harbor View neighborhood of Suffolk.

The brand has also expanded into North Carolina and plans to open a second North Carolina location in Raleigh. nib