Howard’s Appliance Corp., founded by Howard Roach in San Gabriel in 1946 , is closing throughout Southern California on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to a company notice.

The notice, signed by Isaiah Padilla, the logistics general manager for Howard’s, said that the 79-year-old La Habra-based company was closing its business operations due to “circumstances beyond our control.”

Padilla could not be reached for comment.

The company began as a radio repair shop and later evolved into one of Southern California’s leading independent appliance retailers by expanding into televisions and mattresses in more than a dozen locations. It was acquired eight months ago by S5 Equity, a private equity firm based in Newport Beach, to help with the cash-starved company’s turnaround.

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