EVERETT — The last remaining Scan Design Furniture store in Lynnwood will close by the end of 2025, spelling the end of what was once a multi-store chain.
Store owner Peter Jacobsen said the exact closure date will depend on how long inventory lasts during a store liquidation sale that begins on Thursday.
Jacobsen said the closure follows the sale of the store’s three-story building at 19320 33 Avenue W and a proposed doubling of the rent.
Jacobsen said his business has seen both ups and downs.
He bought the Lynnwood store in December 2019, just months before he was forced by the state to temporarily close because of COVID-19. The store saw a surge of sales when it reopened in June after a four-month closure, he said.
But Jacobsen said today it’s a difficult economic time for the retail funiture business with high interest rates deterring home buyers.
“Furniture sales follow home sales,” he said.
Scan Design Furniture, which once had nine stores in Washington and Oregon, focused on selling Scandinavian and European furniture.
The chain was founded by Jens and Inger Brunn in 1964.
Randy Diamond: 425-339-3097; randy.diamond@heraldnet.com
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