- Riverton Music is closing its West Jordan location due to rising costs.
- Owner Kevin Rindlisbacher cites tariffs and inflation as reasons for the closure.
- He hopes for economic stabilization to maintain the remaining locations in Sandy and Clearfield.
SANDY — As many Utah businesses navigate the new world of tariffs, a mom-and-pop music store is closing one of its three locations to help counter rising costs.
Riverton Music owner Kevin Rindlisbacher said tariff-related costs and supply issues as well as inflationary costs led to the decision to close the West Jordan location, 7742 Campus View Dr., as the family-run business navigates unprecedented uncertainty.
“It just becomes more problematic to really stock and to be able to sell enough product to justify the store’s existence anymore,” Rindlisbacher said during a recent interview with KSL. “Unfortunately, we made the decision to close that location.”…