9-27-22 50-50 factory outlet closing four stores including fdl store

A Fond  du Lac business is closing it’s doors after 40 years blaming rising inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic.  The 50-50 Factory Outlet  on West Johnson Street  is  launching a store closing sale this week.  The owner, Scott Lystrup, acquired the company 8 years ago, which included four stores, but he says in the years since COVID everything changed; sales down, increased cost of goods, lack of availability of goods, and general stress have all led to his decision to close all four stores.  “I will surely miss the buying trips and trying to figure out what people will love in the stores” Lystrup said. “Putting smiles on my customers’ faces knowing they are going to have a fantastic party I will miss, too, but the look of awe and amazement when a first-time customer and their kids come into the store is what I will miss the most.”