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A California appliance chain abruptly shut down its stores, reportedly giving little notice to employees and leaving customers with pending orders in the dark.

Howard’s Appliance, a 79-year-old retail chain based in the City of Industry, had several locations in eastern Los Angeles and Riverside, as well as in Long Beach, Laguna Hills and Torrance.

Stores have been shuttered and the chain’s website is down, even though some customers have paid for orders and are still waiting for deliveries.

The company gave employees two days’ notice that they would be laid off, the Orange County Register reported. In the notice, a Howard’s manager Isaiah Padilla wrote that the company was clos

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