I reported back in July that Marlo Furniture's showroom space at 725 Rockville Pike was being marketed for lease. Images in the marketing materials at that time showed Marlo's logos removed from the building. Now the furniture retailer has made it official: The Rockville store is closing. In fact, after 70 years in business, Marlo is closing all of its stores.
The chain hasn't continually been run by the same people over those 7 decades, however. Marlo was acquired by Regency Furniture in 2012. Regency continued to operate some of the stronger Marlo locations under the Marlo name through this year. A liquidation sale - which Marlo is referring to as its "final Labor Day sale ever - is now underway.
That is to bad!!! It is sad to see stores that have been around this long going out of business.
ReplyDeleteThis chain is nothing but a crap shop along the lines of Bob's, Levitz's, etc. Good riddance. BTW that building is a complete eyesore.
Deleterest in power king, we'll take it from here
ReplyDeletewas actually looking forward to seeing the usual 'moribund moco' meme signs you usually post along these kind of news. sad
ReplyDelete7:39: I'm as disappointed as you are, but, alas, the whole Marlo chain is closing.
DeletePeerless Rockville needs to jump in. We can’t lose our Rockville heritage.
ReplyDeleteI feel it's the job of Marlo Thomas to save Marlo Furniture, it is the same name. That girl was a good show.
ReplyDeleteanother long time store is closing. What a shame that people these days don’t even bother to go in to a store to simply look for the piece of furniture they want.
ReplyDeleteYou don't pay attention do you? See Dyer above.
DeletePeople had rather buy particle board constructed junk from ikea
ReplyDeleteSeems like you never went here. Their so-called furniture was nothing but crude plastic-coated melamine or cheap pine.
DeleteLooks like Marlo went woke.
ReplyDeleteThis was the worst conceived of and executed store in human history. That it existed is bizarre; that it lasted this long defies logic and makes me question my sanity. I feel like there was 3000 square feet of ceramic animals at one point?
ReplyDeleteFrom the get go all Marlo 'stores' are nothing but massive warehouses with display areas. This is the same concept you find down the pike at Bob's. When Marlo lobbied the City to develop this space the bent to zoning rules to get there against the wishes of many. Now this spot needs the proper redevelopment, i.e. demolition of this structure, and returning the space to its proper land use.
DeleteMake it the open field for the carnival again.
DeleteLights out for the Purple Monster
ReplyDeleteI remember walking in that store and the salesmen would follow you like vultures, maybe they can make it a Walmart or something useful.
ReplyDeleteRIP best place to skip class from RM. So many places to nap, so few humans.
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