Af­ter 16 years, J&K Sig­na­ture Styles has moved from its orig­i­nal lo­ca­tion in Port-of-Spain from up­per Fred­er­ick Street to a small­er lo­ca­tion down­town Fred­er­ick St.

It was not a move the brand’s own­ers Joan­na Hospedales-James and her hus­band Keron James have tak­en light­ly, but it was one that is hoped will keep the Port-of-Spain branch open for many more years.

“This is kind of bit­ter­sweet, be­cause Port-of-Spain was our first ba­by. I mean, Port of Spain was our first re­al­ly, like, be­fore we even got mar­ried, we had Port-of-Spain. Be­fore we even had chil­dren. We had (the store) and so that’s my 16 year old child, and I have to now move. It’s been very bit­ter sweet. It wasn’t a very easy de­ci­sion, but again, we are an­a­lysts at the core things, “ said Hospedales-James in an in­ter­view with the Sun­day Busi­ness Guardian ahead of the open­ing of the new Port-of-Spain yes­ter­day.