{"id":247767,"date":"2026-04-02T02:49:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247767\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T02:49:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T02:49:12","slug":"lifestyle-furniture-in-fresno-may-be-in-final-days-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/247767\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifestyle Furniture in Fresno may be in final days"},"content":{"rendered":"

A long-running furniture store at one of Fresno\u2019s busiest intersections may be in its \u201cfinal days.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s if one believes the signs posted in the windows and on trees outside of Lifestyle Furniture Home Store.<\/p>\n

The signs, which were first reported<\/a> over the weekend, appear to announce the closure of the store, which has been an anchor at Shaw and Blackstone avenues since the early 2000s.<\/p>\n

They read: \u201cWe quit!\u201d in large block letters, followed by \u201cFinal Markdowns\u201d and \u201cFinal Days.\u201d The signs also thank the Central Valley for the store\u2019s 40-plus years and has, what looks like, an official logo.<\/p>\n

But the signs appear to be the only indication of the closure .<\/p>\n

As of Wednesday, there was no mention of a closing date, or any associated markdowns or sales on any of the store\u2019s social media<\/a> pages<\/a> or website.<\/a> Messages to the store were not returned Wednesday and multiple calls to the listed phone number were not answered during business hours.<\/p>\n

\"Signs Signs saying \u201cWe quit\u201d are posted around the Lifestyle Furniture store at Shaw and Blackstone in Fresno on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com An anchor on Blackstone and Shaw Avenues<\/p>\n

Lifestyle Furniture opened in the 1990s, and within the decade was operating at least two locations (on Blackstone Avenue at Ashlan and on Cedar Avenue at Clinton).<\/p>\n

By the time it moved into its current location in 2003, the company had four stores in Fresno.<\/p>\n

It replaced Barnes & Noble Booksellers in the two-story, 34,576-square-foot structure at the southeast corner of Blackstone and Shaw and quickly found success there due to passing traffic (reportedly 90,000 cars a day) and ample parking. The company purchased the building (and that of the former Stroud\u2019s store) the following year, according to a story in The Fresno Bee.<\/p>\n

\u201cSales were so good there that they decided to buy it,\u201d the selling agent told The Bee.<\/p>\n

For several years in the 2010s, the company topped the Best of Central California readers poll<\/a> for best furniture and mattress store.<\/p>\n

In recent years, the store has used its highly-visible parking lot as a semi-permanent gathering spot<\/a> for food trucks like Havana Cafe.<\/p>\n

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Joshua Tehee<\/a><\/p>\n

The Fresno Bee<\/p>\n

Joshua Tehee covers breaking news for The Fresno Bee, writing on a wide range of topics from police, politics and weather, to arts and entertainment in the Central Valley.\n <\/p>\n