A Sioux Falls music store will be closing its doors.

Riff City Guitar moved into the former Sioux Falls Music location at 1209 W. 41st St. just last year.

Now Riff City says it will also be closing.

In an email, the business says it’s because online shopping is becoming more popular, making it more difficult for local businesses.

“When we took over the location from Sioux Falls Music, we assumed the balance of the lease on the space and had high hopes that by now we could see enough store success to support the team and the inventory turn. However, as things continue to change and online purchasing continues to become the predominant purchasing method of choice, it is harder to support local entities – and we need to adjust to that reality. The lease is up, and we have decided for business reasons not to renew or move the store,” the email said.

The store will close by the end of February, and almost everything in the store is at least 20 percent off.

