Kelowna streetwear business to close storefront
Published 11:00 am Sunday, March 29, 2026
A Kelowna streetwear store will be scaling back operations, closing its Bernard Avenue storefront.
On Friday, March 27, locally owned streetwear store The Hype announced on social media that it will be shutting down its storefront on 543 Bernard Ave. on April 26.
“We’ve made the decision to not renew our lease and instead transition to our warehouse and continue the day-to-day online and on social media,” owners Kade Holodniuk and Damon Sumner wrote on Facebook.
“These last four years at our Bernard store have truly been nothing short of a dream. From the OG days of parking lot meetups and Black Mountain pickups, to every single person who has ever walked…
