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Pending Court Approval, Howard’s Appliance Will Soon Disappear Forever

December 18, 2025 by Ted 1 Comment

A Howard's Appliance store, partially covered by its liquidation plan

Howard’s Appliances, Inc. has filed for bankruptcy, and we now know the path the company’s directors have chosen to take in this transition for the company. In addition to filing a comprehensive Voluntary Petition for Non-Individuals Filing for Bankruptcy, along with a series of attachments containing, among other things, huge inventory lists, the Howard’s team also added a series of Motions requesting the court grant immediate “Hearings on Emergency Basis.”

What was I able to glean from literally hundreds of pages of document filings? Read on…

See more on the Howard’s Appliance bankruptcy filing…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Law, News, Retailers Tagged With: bankruptcy, David Steinhafel, Howard's, S5 Equity

After Nearly 80 Years of Operations, Howard’s Appliance Suddenly Closes All Locations

December 11, 2025 by Ted 1 Comment

A Howard's Appliance Experience Center
Howard’s Experience Center in Murrieta, CA

Blames Tariffs & Slowing Spending; Company to File Bankruptcy

Shocking news emerged at the end of last week as we learned that Southern California multi-location retailer Howard’s Appliance suddenly closed all stores. Local media is struggling to get details on the situation, but here is what we know so far: Howard’s Appliances, a large and formerly successful independent TV, Appliance, and Mattress retailer in Southern California, just days after Black Friday, suddenly announced to employees it would be closing in two days. No reason was provided, and all employees were laid off as of December 6.

There was no formal announcement circulated to customers, and some have taken to social media to complain that they had deposits on various appliances and were waiting for delivery…delivery that is apparently not coming.

Learn more about Howard Appliances closing…

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Filed Under: Feature, Financial, Management, News, Retailers Tagged With: bankruptcy, Howard's

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