128-year-old iconic furniture chain closing down and liquidating all locations

The furniture retail sector has been downsizing in 2026 as several retailers have permanently closed their doors for good.

Certain furniture chains have lined up to close their establishments in the days and months ahead, with some setting firm dates to shutter, while others are not so certain.

Family-owned and operated Pieroway's Furniture chain announced that it will close its doors for the final time on Oct. 31, as the company's owner plans to retire and shut down the business. The 60-year-old furniture retailer said it will close its stores in Ludlow and West Springfield, Mass., following month-long liquidation sales, according to a Oct. 1 company statement.

107-year-old retail store Weiss Furniture in Latrobe, Pa., said it would close permanently following a liquidation sale that began Sept. 3, the shop's owner said in a statement.

Haynes Furniture plans liquidation sales

And now, the 128-year-old family-owned and operated Haynes Furniture chain has launched a going-out-of-business sale on Oct. 8, 2026, with plans to permanently close its four Virginia retail stores, as well as its eight The Dump Luxe Furniture luxury brand outlets in five states, the company said in a statement.

The company has not announced its last day of operations yet.

The furniture retailer had already announced in September that it would close six of its The Dump Luxe Furniture locations in Texas, Illinois, Arizona, and Georgia.

"This is a bittersweet ending, filled with gratitude for four generations of customers and employees," Haynes Executive Chairman E.J. Strelitz said in the statement. "Thank you to everyone who helped us along the way."

Haynes Furniture has hired turnaround, restructuring, and asset disposition advisory firm SB360 Capital Partners to assist in its going-out-of-business sale. The company has not filed for bankruptcy at last check.

The retailer also has not revealed the number of employees who will be affected by the closings.

Haynes Furniture did not give specific reasons for closing down its 12 stores, but Strelitz said he was planning a "well-deserved retirement."

Strelitz represents the third generation of his family to operate the furniture chain after his grandparents, Ellia and Minnie, purchased a small furniture store in Norfolk, Va., in 1930 that had operated for over 30 years, Home News Now reported. The legacy passed on to the next generation of Leonard and Buddy Strelitz with Tom Hofheimer before E.J. Strelitz took over the business.