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With the rise of online purchases, it is easier than ever to get on your computer and place an order for everything you need, including furniture. But what it means is that you cannot lie on the mattress you are considering or feel the fabric of the chairs on which you have had your eye before depositing your credit card. Now herewill be even fewer places For this practical experience, because two furniture retailers have announced that they will close brick and mortar locations. Read the rest to find out which stores closed, from December 3.

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Some long -standing furniture retailers have recently announced their closure, includingRotman furniture, a must in Worcester, Massachusetts. The 60 -year -old store will close by the end of the year,The Boston Globe reported in October. Rotmans launched a business outing sale on October 14 and the store sales directorBarbara Kane confirmed that the closure aims to give the current CEO,Steve Rotman, a chance to retire.

Family property furniture in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania, which hassummer in business Since 1982, he will also close in the coming months. No official closing date has been set and, as of October 31, the reversal of companies andliquidation sale was underway.

But while Rotmans and Homestead were simple stores, two larger channels are now locating.

If you have already been on the market to conclude an agreement on furniture, it is likely that you have visited an IKEA location. The Swedish company is known for its affordable and innovative decor - as well as its sometimes complicated assembly process. The retailer has approximately456 stores worldwide And 70 in North America, but this last number will soon increase to 69.

The furniture retailer announced on his website that a location in Queens, New York, will see hislast day December 3, 2022. IKEA called for the decision to close "difficult", but said that it will continue normal operations for customers "to find affordable furniture for each room in your home" until this date of December.

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The 115,000 square feet IKEA is located inside the Rego du Queens shopping center. In 2019, Ikea signed a 10 -year lease with the owner of the Rego Center, Vornado Realty Trust. It was part of an initiative aimed at opening smaller ikea stores in cities, according toCommercial observer. The "outpost" location is approximatelyhalf the size From a typical store, selling smaller products mainly, with larger parts available to be ordered and delivered. These plans, however, seem to have changed over time, because the store will close less than two years.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

"We tested and tried a lot of new things, and we were very proud to bring the first Ikea store to Queens in January 2021," an IKEA spokesman said in a statementCommercial observer. "However, as we all know, the world has continuously changed since then, and we had to develop our business and accelerate our transformation to guarantee that our company remains both profitable and viable for the future."

Ikea noted in a press release that the company remains "attached to theNew York Region. "There is still an outpost located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, byCommercial observer, which has been in business since 2008.

Better lifecontacted IKEA to comment on the closure of the Queens, but has not yet heard.

Huffman Koos, a beloved furniture retailer with locations in New York and New Jersey, will also close two stores. The retailer announced the closures on his Facebook page, confirming that the locations in Freehold, New Jersey, and in the Elmhurst district of Queens, New York,Both are closed.

"Nothing will be retained from massive additional discounts at the Huffman Koos Queens Location on the Furniture and Large Mattress Store during this storeliquidation sale Only in Queens !! Hurry up! "An article on Facebook reads. A similar article adds that customers" cannot wait another minute "orMiss sales at the location in full ownership.

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Huffman Koos quotes a "lost lease" as a reason of the two closures, adding that they must leave the premises. The stores do not have a confirmed closing date, but when they close, Huffman Koos will end up with four locations in total, two in New York and two in New Jersey.

The former owner of the Huffman Koos brand, Breuners Home Furnishings Corp., has already operated 47 stores in six statesnames Huffman Koos and Good's Furniture, according toThe Asbury Park Press. The company filed for a bankruptcy in 2004, with Huffman Koos acquired byAndrew Mehran, a former owner of the Moda furniture chain. The brand itself dates back to 1917 when the first store was opened by the Koos Brothers in Rahway, New Jersey. ByThe Asbury Park Press, he became Huffman Koos during the merger with Huffman Boyle Furniture in 1970.

Better lifealso contacted Huffman Koos for more information on closures, but has not heard.