Luria's (originally L. Luria & Son) was a chain of catalog showroom stores in Florida, from 1961 to 1997.
History
The company's history can be traced as far back as 1898, with the founding of a silverware and gifts wholesaler based in Manhattan by Lazar Luria.
Luria's started in 1961, when founder Leonard Luria, son of Joseph Luria, moved to South Florida and opened a store at 980 SW 1st Street in Miami. The company went public in 1978, and by 1979, had a total of 10 stores.[1] Despite rough years from 1984–1986, the company had begun to improve by 1987, reaching 39 stores and a catalog circulation of 1 million copies. In 1986, it had opened a new prototype store in Sanford, Florida, which stressed the profitable jewelry counter by placing it in the center of the store, and also included modernized signage and counters.[2] The chain reached its peak of 60 stores in 1990, and in 1993, began opening larger format, self-service stores, in an attempt to escape the declining catalog showroom format.[3]