Landmark fancy dress retailer Jokers Corner in Great Yarmouth is set to close after almost 50 years in business.
Owner George Czykieta will be selling off more than 5,000 outfits and props, offering everything from tinsel wigs and jokes, to make-up and accessories.
Jokers Corner in Nelson Road Central has been a stand-out business with its colourful facade for almost half a century, helping local folk to celebrate in comedy style.
George says the shop had given him a good living and plenty of laughs over the last five decades, but that the time was right to call it a day.
He attributed the drop in sales to changing holiday and shopping habits which had seen custom fall away along with more competition and less demand, dealing his business a double blow.
George’s fashion graduate daughter Sharlene and son Darty will continue running the shop until the stock has been sold, and they are open to offers. As a confectioner and occasional strip-a-gram, George says he has plenty to keep him busy once the shop is shut.
