DES MOINES, Iowa — Fit to be Tied, a local shoe store with a loyal following, is closing after 21 years in Valley West Mall.
Ryan Martin, the owner of Fit to be Tied, said he tried to keep the store afloat my moving to a store front in the mall that has an outdoor entrance.
“We kind of moved out to the outside entrance just to try to keep the dream alive, but it’s been a lot of speculation. What’s going to happen,” Martin said. “And you hear a lot of rumors and still don’t know exactly what’s going to be the final chapter for the mall.”…