City Liquidators
{{Short description|Furniture warehouse in Portland, Oregon, US}}
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1977}} in Portland, Oregon, United States
| founder = Walt Pelett
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| hq_location = 823 Southeast 3rd Avenue
| hq_location_city = Portland, Oregon
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- Walt Pelett
- Pam Pelett
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File:Interior of City Liquidators - Portland, Oregon.jpg
City Liquidators is a furniture warehouse in the Buckman neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. It was established in 1977 by Walt Pelett, who still owns the company along with his wife, Pam.{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/04/shopper_claims_chairs_fell_on.html|title=Shopper claims chairs fell on him, accuses City Liquidators of dangerously stored merchandise|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070349/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/04/shopper_claims_chairs_fell_on.html|url-status=live}} The company occupies seven buildings totaling 390,000-square feet.{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/01/the_central_question_can_indus.html|title=The Central Question: Can industry, ambition and development mix in Portland's Central Eastside?|work=The Oregonian|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070850/http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/01/the_central_question_can_indus.html|url-status=live}}
Promotion
Walt and Pam's daughter, Emma Pelett, has appeared in ads for the company since she was six weeks old. She served as Miss Oregon USA in 2014, and competed in the Miss USA 2014 competition.{{Cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/222352-83074-becoming-a-real-life-princess|title=Becoming a real-life princess|last=Spitaleri|first=Ellen|work=Portland Tribune|access-date=May 4, 2018|publisher=Pamplin Media Group|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070314/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/11-features/222352-83074-becoming-a-real-life-princess|url-status=dead}}
Reception
The Portland Mercury has said the store "has everything from new and used office furniture to tableware to new home furnishing to weird cheap plastic stuff. You will be amazed."{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/locations/1061159/city-liquidators|title=City Liquidators|work=The Portland Mercury|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=May 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180505074319/https://www.portlandmercury.com/locations/1061159/city-liquidators|url-status=live}} In an article about Portland's best shopping destinations, the paper said of City Liquidators: "Expect something weird, wonderful, and vast. It's great for furniture, Egyptian sarcophagi, Urkel dolls, office supplies, fabric, dishes, carpet, and so much more."{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/visitors-guide-to-portland/2017/05/30/19054721/the-best-places-in-portland-to-shop-for-everything-else|title=The Best Places in Portland to Shop for... Everything Else|work=The Portland Mercury|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=July 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723113330/http://www.portlandmercury.com/visitors-guide-to-portland/2017/05/30/19054721/the-best-places-in-portland-to-shop-for-everything-else|url-status=live}}
The store has been recognized by Willamette Week{{'s}} "Best of Portland Reader's Poll" multiple times. It received "honorable mention" in the "Best Furniture Store" category in 2015.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-25089-best-of-portland-readers-poll.html|title=Best of Portland Readers' Poll|work=Willamette Week|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170419004331/http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-25089-best-of-portland-readers-poll.html|url-status=live}} In 2016, the company won in the "Best Home Goods Store" category, and placed second in the "Best Furniture" category.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/promotions/2016/07/18/bop2016/|title=Best of Portland Reader's Poll 2016: The Complete List of Winners|work=Willamette Week|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=April 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416052854/http://www.wweek.com/promotions/2016/07/18/bop2016/|url-status=live}} In 2017, City Liquidators placed third in the "Best Home Goods Store" category, and second in the "Best Furniture Store" category.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wweek.com/promotions/2017/02/16/best-of-portland-readers-poll-2017/|title=Here are the Winners of the Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2017|work=Willamette Week|accessdate=May 4, 2018|archive-date=January 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106055250/https://www.wweek.com/promotions/2017/02/16/best-of-portland-readers-poll-2017/|url-status=live}}
City Liquidators has been included in published guides and walking tours of Portland.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4YUEt5ohn1YC&pg=PA135|title=Portland City Walks: Twenty Explorations in and Around Town|last=Foster|first=Laura O.|date=2008|publisher=Timber Press|isbn=9780881928853|language=en|access-date=2018-05-04|archive-date=2023-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907111805/https://books.google.com/books?id=4YUEt5ohn1YC&pg=PA135|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfLNLhNfQioC&pg=PA111|title=Insiders' Guide® to Portland, Oregon, 7th|last=Dresbeck|first=Rachel|date=2011-03-01|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780762774777|language=en|access-date=2018-05-04|archive-date=2023-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907111858/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZfLNLhNfQioC&pg=PA111|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tkUoCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT279|title=Moon Portland|last=McCollom|first=Hollyanna|date=2016-05-10|publisher=Avalon Publishing|isbn=9781631212796|language=en|access-date=2018-05-04|archive-date=2023-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230907111832/https://books.google.com/books?id=tkUoCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT279|url-status=live}}
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External links
{{Commons category|City Liquidators}}
- {{Official website|http://www.cityliquidators.com/}}
- {{Cite journal|url=http://www.furnituretoday.com/article/403449-city-liquidators-has-a-style-all-its-own/|title=City Liquidators has a style all its own|journal=Furniture Today|first=Tom|last=Edmonds|date=January 14, 2002}}
{{Buckman, Portland, Oregon}}
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Category:1977 establishments in Oregon
Category:American companies established in 1977
Category:Buckman, Portland, Oregon