Best Regards owner Mary Hurley has announced her last few days of business. The store will close to customers Saturday, June 27 and the storefront vacated by June 30.

The cards and stationery store at 2242 N.W. Market St., will be closing its doors after 16 years in Ballard.

Hurley is hoping to sell racks and fixtures from her store to other Ballard business owners at a "great deal." All merchandise is at a 50 percent discount, too.

The slumping economy played a large part in her decision to close the store, said Hurley last month when she announced she would close her business.

Hurley, a past president of the Ballard District Council, said a pending hike in her lease due to the sale of the building has also impacted her decision.

"Since last fall, it's been really tough to keep it together," she told the Ballard News-Tribune last month.

Hurley said she will miss the store and her customers, though, as a Ballard resident, she will still see them around the neighborhood.

"I've thoroughly enjoyed being here," she said.

Best Regards joins a growing list of Ballard businesses that have had to shutter due to the economy. This includes Austin Cantina, All the King's Flags, Annabelle's Consignment and Antiques, Bella's Best, Mandrakes, Hollywood Video, Gordo's, Energy Espresso and others.