LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - After 75 years, Tracy's Appliances is closing its doors.
The family-owned business has been sold to a national furniture and appliance chain, which will take over operations at the current Elida Road location. The new owners plan to announce themselves at a later date.
Tracy's opened in 1950 and has grown to become one of Lima's longest-running local businesses. Owner Jeff Tracy says the decision to close comes as he and other family members are ready to retire. Tracy estimates the store has services three out of every five homes in the Lima area, and adds that he's looking forward to retirement and spending time with his grandchildren, who often appeared in his local commercials.
"I can drive down the street and say, I've been in that house, I've been in that house, I've been in that house, and I've said that sock on the clothesline has the key to the back door on that house - I knew a lot about it," said Tracy. "This is our community, we know a lot of people, I grew up here. I was only away from college in the military for a couple of years, and I'm back here, and away we go. It's a timeline. My parents have been gone for quite some time, my sister and her husband are also involved in the business, and they're prepared to retire. I'm certainly prepared to retire. We just we had an opportunity present itself, and we took it."
The store doesn't have a final closing date, but Tracy says showroom items will be marked down until the doors officially close.
The store doesn't have a final closing date, but Tracy says showroom items will be marked down until the doors officially close.
