Religious Store Closes in Downtown Indianapolis, After 120 Yrs

WTHR | CHANNEL 13

INDIANA - After nearly 120 years of selling religious supplies downtown, Krieg Brothers is going out of business. The company will close its supply house on South Meridian Street Saturday. Family members say the slow economy and no online sales presence took a toll on the economy. The store was first opened in 1892 by a pair of Indianapolis brothers and has sold religious supplies and gifts for local clergy and generations of Catholic families. Customers flocked to the store Friday to make last minute purchases before the doors close. Some have been coming to the store all their lives. At least $400,000 in inventory will go on the auction block this month. Christy's of Indiana will host an auction Wednesday from 9 a.m. until noon. Day-long auctions are also planned at the supply house on December 12 & 13. [link]