Comings and Goings: J. McLaughlin Opens on Post Road East

J. McLaughlin, an apparel retailer formerly at 91 Main St., has opened at 1026 Post Road East in the space formerly occupied by Leonards antique furniture which moved across the street to 1045 Post Road East. Samantha Holmes, the general manager of the McLaughlin store, described the shop as “high end, upscale men’s and women’s apparel leaning toward preppy sophistication.” According to its website, the business is headquartered in Brooklyn and was founded by brothers Jay and Kevin McLaughlin who opened their first store 32 years ago at 74th Street and Third Avenue on New York’s Upper East Side. Holmes said that there are now 43 stores, all in the East Coast. The Westport shop is its fourth in Connecticut; the other three are in Washington Depot, New Canaan and Greenwich. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com