Storables is a specialty retail chain that carries a variety of products aimed at helping consumers organize their homes and work spaces in the

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. Its products are categorized into departments including Audio, Baskets, Bath, Closets, Furniture, Kids, Kitchen, Laundry, Novelty, Office, and Utility. The company's motto is "Make Room for Living." Storables was founded in 1981 by owner Dodd Fischer, who had an interest in the housewares/lifestyle store concept. At the time, the storage goods business was beginning to emerge as a specialty niche in the housewares business, with plastic storage containers and organizers beginning to appear in department stores. The first Storables shop was located in

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, and by 1985 the company had rapidly grown to five locations in

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, and

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. The stores were comparatively small at that time, averaging about 1,000 square feet. By 1992, the product range had grown to feature additional options, materials, and colors, which required a larger store format. In 2005, Storables expanded into both

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, after a competitor,

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, went bankrupt, making the two locations available. The economic downturn eventually led to the closing of both stores, with the Arizona outlet closing in 2009 and Minnesota in 2011.{{cite news , url=http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/stories/2010/08/02/daily15.html , title= Whole Foods to Open Edina Store , work=Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal , date=August 6, 2010 , accessdate=Nov 28, 2012 It also closed its California locations in 2014. After nearly 38 years in operation, it began closing its retail stores as leases expired between January and April 2019.

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American companies established in 1981 Retail companies established in 1981 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2009 Privately held companies based in Oregon 1981 establishments in Oregon Retail companies of the United States

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