La Vie Boutique at 8306 Tamarack Village in Woodbury plans to close in mid-January. Court records show a lawsuit has been filed to evict the store for alleged non-payment of $44,711.30 in rent since October, according to Bring Me The News.

In a post on Facebook, Owners Dan and Karen Runze thanked their customers from 43 years of retailing. La Vie Boutique was originally called Collectors Gallery when it opened in 1981 as a 500-square-foot gift shop at Maplewood Mall.

“Over the years Collectors Gallery grew to be one of the most prominent collectibles retailers in the country,” they stated. “We were blessed to host artisans from around the world. For the past 20 years, as our customers’ tastes changed, we evolved into La Vie Boutique. La Vie Boutique brought a wider range of gifts and fashion with the same dedication to quality that was our hallmark.”

“For 43 years we have had the amazing privilege of getting to serve thousands of delightful customers.  And as we helped you celebrate the beautiful blessings in life, a great many of you became dear friends to both of us.  In the process we helped celebrate the wonderful chapters in each other’s lives. And as friends do, we also shared with each other the grief and struggles when life is not so kind,” they added.