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California retailer Howard’s Appliances abruptly shut down last week, leaving customers with outstanding orders in the lurch, SF Gate reports . A letter sent to employees by the company’s logistics general manager confirmed that the chain’s final day in operation was Saturday, citing “circumstances beyond our control” for the closure. Howard’s—which sold items like refrigerators, washers and dryers, and mattresses from 10 locations across Southern California—opened its first store shortly after World War II, and changed hands last Apr

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