HUTCHINSON, Kan. — There are some new stores opening up in the downtown area and one of them has a very familiar name.

Reffner’s will open in the old Sport Shack building. According to Chelsey Dawson from the Chamber of Commerce, the store is expected to open May 1.

The store will be operated by Brian Reffner. He is the son of Denny Reffner, the original owner of what was Reffner’s Sporting Goods located at 2nd and Main. While the store carries the Reffner name, it will have a different look. “We won’t be selling any shoes or such,” Reffner said. Instead, the store will offer licensed college and pro sports apparel, along with apparel for area high schools.

“We just felt it was something in the area that needed to be filled,” Reffner said. The store will also offer corporate embroidery and screen printing for companies and events.

The original Reffner’s closed in 1996 after 31 years in business.