KENTWOOD, Mich. — After 100 years, a West Michigan jewelry store is closing up shop.
Thomas S. Fox Fine Jewelry Outlet will shutter in two months.
In 1917, Thomas Fox’s father, Martin Fox, opened a jewelry store in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids on Monroe Avenue across from the Pantlind Hotel, which is now the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. It quickly became a household name, with popular commercials. The business grew, and soon had multiple locations in Grand Rapids and 48 stores across several states.
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