Shopping for furniture for a home is a time-consuming process that usually requires visits to multiple showrooms to find the ideal item that will occupy living space.
In some cases, consumers get lucky and see the perfect furniture piece they have been looking for in one of their first visits to stores. In a lot of cases, it will take days, weeks, or maybe months to find the right item.
The process gets more difficult when consumers’ local furniture stores go out of business, leaving them with fewer options to choose from.
Iconic furniture chains close retail locations
Several iconic furniture chains that have operated for decades have revealed that they will be closing their businesses in the next few months for financial distress.
78-year-old Outten Bros. of Salisbury, Md., revealed on Oct. 1 that it would begin its liquidation sale on Oct. 2 and go out of business, but the company did not state specific reasons why it was closing.
Another 78-year-old furniture chain New Deal Furniture of El Paso, Texas, said that it would also begin a final liquidation sale on Oct. 2, and it too did not give a specific reason for closing down.
Chain shuts all Nashville locations
Residents of the Nashville area learned on Oct. 16 that 77-year-old furniture retail chain American Signature Furniture, one of the nation’s major home furnishings retailers, will close all four of its Nashville-area stores and exit Tennessee to realign its market presence and strengthen operations in its top-performing regions.
The retailer, however, did not reveal the stores’ last day of operation.
Economic issues, however, are not the reasons one iconic furniture chain is closing down its business.
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Nader’s LA Popular Furniture goes out of business
Nader’s LA Popular Furniture chain, which launched in Southern California in 1956, will shut down its remaining two stores after completing going-out-of-business sales that begin Nov. 6.
The Gardena, Calif.-based furniture chain, which at one time operated five Southern California locations, is not closing because of financial distress or bankruptcy, as the family that runs the chain has decided it is time to retire from the business.
Furniture chain is an efficient operator
“The stores have been operating at incredible efficiency, generating impressive sales from a relatively small footprint,” Tom Liddell, senior vice president of inventory liquidator Planned Furniture Promotions, told Furniture Today. “It’s a bittersweet moment: a celebration of a family legacy and an acknowledgment of the changing retail landscape.”
Nader’s, which has a reputation for affordable furniture and loyal customers, owns its Gardena store and distribution center and leases its Signal Hill/Long Beach, Calif., location. The company recently closed locations in Carson and San Pedro, Calif.
What products does Nader’s sell?
- Bedroom
- Liiving room
- Dining room
- Entertainment centers
- Mattresses
- Fireplaces
- Office furniture,
- Lamps
- Rugs
- Screens
- Mirrors
- Bed linens
- Vanity sets
- Furniture care products
Nader’s going-out-of-business sales will offer furniture and home goods at promotional prices. The chain’s inventory includes bedroom, living room, dining room, entertainment centers, mattresses, fireplaces, office furniture, and accessories, including lamps, rugs, screens, mirrors, bed linens, vanity sets, furniture care products, and more.
More closings:
- Major trucking company closes Home Depot distribution facility
- 63-year-old bankrupt retail chain closes all stores permanently
- Discount retail chain closes half its store locations
The company’s vendors include Ashley, Englander, Leather Italia, Magnussen, Michael Nicholas Designs, New Classic, and Simmons.
The furniture chain had a warmup to its going-out-of-business sale, as it advertised a “67th Anniversary Furniture Liquidation Spectacular” in August 2024 on its Facebook page.
Brand names sold at Nader’s:
- Ashley
- Englander
- Leather Italia
- Magnussen
- Michael Nicholas Designs
- New Classic
- Simmons
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