Sioux Falls-based Eilers Furs has acquired the customer base of a longstanding furrier based in Iowa.
Eilers took over the customer list for Dubuque-based Rhomberg Furs, a fifth-generation furrier established in 1907 which once had storefronts in Rockford, Ill. and Davenport, Iowa. Owner Jim Rhomberg retired and closed the final store in Dubuque this summer.
Eilers in Sioux Falls was established in 1927. It’s now owned by Brandy Ann Fiala, who became the fourth owner in its history in early 2023 after training under two furriers, Leonard and Gail Iwinski of Eilers Furs, for 11 months…