By Brett Callwood
Gardena residents will have noticed a sign in the window of Nader’s Furniture Store on Marine Avenue, pointing towards a liquidation sale and eventual shutdown. Staff at the store were able to confirm to the GVN that Nader’s is indeed going out of business.
The closure comes after nearly 70 years, and the family-owned company is closing its stores in Signal Hill/Long Beach as well as Gardena.
Nader’s was founded in 1956 by Charles Nader Sr. and, according to a story in Furniture Today, “the company built a reputation for affordable furniture and a loyal clientele that included various ethnic groups, reflecting the rich demographics of California’s urban areas.”
“Worth noting, there were several stores using the ‘La Popular’ name over the years,” Tom Liddell, senior vice president of Planned Furniture Promotions, which is overseeing the going-out-of-business sale, to Furniture Today. “Nader’s, however, was the only one to append the family name to the brand, distinguishing it from other stores.”
The story goes on to state that “Nader’s expanded to Gardena and Signal Hill, operating a 10,000-square-foot showroom in Gardena, one of the highest-sales-per-square-foot stores in the country, according to industry insiders. The company’s history reflects the dynamic growth of family-operated furniture retail in the Los Angeles area. At one point, five different stores used the ‘La Popular’ name, scattered across Los Angeles, East Los Angeles and the South Bay.”
The liquidation sale will offer one final chance to purchase furniture from the popular retailer. Liddell told Furniture Today that the family is simply ready to retire.
“The stores have been operating at incredible efficiency, generating impressive sales from a relatively small footprint,” Liddell told the publication. “It’s a bittersweet moment: a celebration of a family legacy and an acknowledgment of the changing retail landscape.”
While the closing dates aren’t available yet, keep an eye on Nader’s sale in the store’s final days.
