It’s been in Peoria 127 years, but this will be the last year for Cohen Furniture Company. The Journal Star reports that Cohen’s will be closing for good by the end of the year.
My wife and I have shopped at Cohen’s quite a bit, most recently getting our couch and our basement carpeting there. It’s always sad to see a local business close, especially one that has been a mainstay for over a century. Apparently, the current president wants to retire and no one is interested in buying the company. So another local business will quietly slip away.
It’s not mentioned in the article, but this will clearly also impact Peoria Heights where Cohen’s warehouse has been located since 1989.
Another reason to save the Kellar Branch. I’d rather see a light industrial or logistics business in the Cohen’s Furniture warehouse (if indeed it will close) than something retail or commercial.
Not me. It’s a great spot for a micro-brewery or something cool like that.
It was for sale eh… first I heard of it. No wonder there were no buyers.
Maybe now that it’s public, I buyer may come forward?