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HIGH POINT — A trio of furniture stores recently announced plans to close, including one that had been in business for more than 120 years.
In Winston-Salem, N.C., 123-year-old Rominger’s Southern Furniture Co. launched a going out of business auction, according to the Winston-Salem Journal.
The Journal reported that the chief reason for the store’s closure is third-generation owner Sally Bet Gehman passed away in 2022, and her daughter, who lives in Texas, didn’t wish to continue the business. It had problems due to mandatory closings and supply chain constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Furniture for Less, which has been in business for 25 years in West Fargo, N.D., is ending its run as owners Darrell Hanson and Barry Sundie retire, according to reports from Inforum.
The store is in the midst of a retirement sale with deep discounts and will close once it is out of inventory. It might remain open beyond, however, if a buyer for the business is found.
And after 31 years in business, Hampden Township, Pa.’s Sofas Unlimited is in the middle of a going-out-of-business sale that began earlier this year, according to WHTM.
Owner Jack Lashay, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday, has no successor in his family to take over the business, and its building was sold to new owners.
