On Monday, Hummel’s Office Plus announced it will be closing its retail store in downtown Norwich, effective February 28. (Grady Thompson photo)

NORWICH – In a press release on Monday, Hummel's Office Plus announced plans to close its downtown Norwich retail store, effective February 28.

Hummel's Office Plus has been in Norwich since 2013, when it acquired Hayes Office Products. It will hold a store closing sale beginning February 11 and lasting through the end of the month.

CEO of Hummel's Office Plus Justin Hummel stated the reason for the closure includes, "the continued expansion of our B2B business, led by dramatic growth through our E-commerce business."