Richmond Furniture to close after more than three decades in business

Richmond Furniture, located at 12669 San Pablo Ave., will permanently close at the end of this year. (All photos by Mike Kinney)

By Mike Kinney

Richmond Furniture, a family-owned business that became somewhat of a local landmark at Garvin and San Pablo avenues since opening in 1989, will permanently close at the end of the year.

In an interview earlier this year, owner Gino Dzoan told the Standard he was hoping to retire by the end of this year. He said when he retired, he planned to do a lot of fishing.

Today at the store, which sports large signs stating “Closing Sale Everything Must Go!,” employee Kevin Nguyen confirmed to the Standard that the store will close for good at the end of December.

The discounts have been bringing a lot of customers into the store recently, Nguyen said.

But customers and neighbors alike are sad to see the longtime family business go. A customer today who identified herself as Joanie remarked on the…

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