Ten Thousand Villages in Downtown New Canaan To Close at the End of May

Ten Thousand Villages on the corner of Main Street and East Avenue will close at the end of May, according to officials with the handmade gifts, jewelry, home decor, art and sculpture retailer.

Carol Starkweather, manager of Ten Thousand Villages in New Canaan. The store will close at the end of May. Credit: Michael Dinan

The fair trade organization’s New Canaan location—known for years by locals as the Wire Whisk space—hasn’t generated sufficient foot traffic to make end’s meet, according to Carol Starkweather, store manager.

“We’ve had a lot of support from the town and the customers we have are fantastic, so I want to thank everybody for giving us a chance and for shopping here,” she told NewCanaanite.com Tuesday morning.

Ten Thousand Villages on the corner of Main Street and East Avenue. It will close at the end of May. Credit: Michael Dinan

Ten Thousand Villages right now has a 25 percent off sale, she said.

Asked about the store’s closing, Laura Budd of the New Canaan Chamber of Commerce said: “Of course as always we are disappointed to hear when a local business chooses to close its doors. We have enjoyed working with the 10,000 Villages team from their local managers to their corporate marketing group. They have been great citizens of the town, getting involved with local nonprofits and we are sorry to see them go.”