A nearly 150-year-old Bay Area appliance company known for its iconic sign and jingle is closing down this year. In an emotional post on its website, San Jose-based Western Appliance said that both ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- It's a challenging time for traditional retailers with competition from online and big box stores. Western Appliance in San Jose is the latest to decide to fold, leaving ...

SANTA CRUZ — Western Appliance will close its Santa Cruz store at 902 Soquel Ave. on March 17, a move that coincides with the retirement of manager Dale Burdick, whose father began selling televisions ...

With the news arriving this week that Western Appliance — a retailer founded in 1873 — would be closing the doors of its San Jose store, one question frequently popped up on social media posts: What ...