A sagging economy claimed another Carytown business this week as Raylene's Pennyrich announced the popular women's undergarment store would close its doors.

All merchandise and equipment in the store must go by February 13 says  an email from the store's owner. Among the items available for purchase:

• 4 Full Length Framed Mirrors
• 1 40x50 Gold Frame Mirror
• 1 Ornate Wall Framed Mirror 29wx36l
• 7 Ft Glass With Mirrored Slide Doors Lighted Jewelry Case New $700 Now $300
• Various Racks
• Grid Wall & Accessories 4ft 5ft
• 6ft And 1 8 Ft White Black Or Chrome $4 Each
• Leather Love Seat $100
• Assorted Jewelry Boxes 80 Pc All For $10
• Z Rack $10
• Double Rail Rack With Extentions $20
• 4 Ball Spiral Racks $15 Each
• 3 Single Garment Display Racks $5 Ea
• Hanging Rolling Shelf Rack $20
• 2 Hat Racks $5 Each
• Steamer $25
• Necklace Displayers 75 Cents Each
• 6 Tier Jewelry Display $5.
• 3 Tier Sq. Dump Bin $5.
• 2 Mannequins $50. Each

According to Just-Style.com support for the bra business dropped significantly during 2009:

There's no getting away from it - the global recession has affected the lingerie market just as every other retail sector and just-style estimates the US dollar impact last year will depress the lingerie market in 2009 from $29.8bn to $29bn, a drop of nearly 3%.

Specifically, 2009 bra sales were estimated to be down 23m to 1.54bn (-1.5%), while briefs sales are down 40m to 4.6bn (-0.9%).

Interesting fact from Just-Style.com:

On average, a woman in western Europe or the US will buy two bras and five pairs of briefs per year, while her wardrobe will contain between five and eight bras, as well as six to ten pairs of briefs. Real lingerie enthusiasts will have considerably more.