Plunkett Furniture To Close All Stores

Furniture World Magazine

ABC7 reported that, "A longtime family-owned furniture company is going out of business. After 78 years, Plunkett Furniture is closing all of its remaining stores in the Chicago area. "Two stores had closed, but all of the stores are expected to close later this summer, leaving employees and customers looking for help." See the entire story at http://bit.ly/ofjOr. FURNITURE WORLD Magazine received notice earlier this month of the Plunkett closing from a Plunkett employee sent a termination letter on May 28, 2009 stating that, due to the "severe and ongoing economic downturn" the company made the decision to cease operations.