By Sara Beth Williams–
A family-owned thrift store in Citrus Heights is going out of business, according to an estate sales company that is handling the liquidation of the store’s merchandise.
The Family Outpost thrift store posted a liquidation sale sign on the front entrance last week, indicating that a liquidation sale would be taking place from Thursday, Sept. 4, through Sunday, Sept. 7. A phone number for the store was no longer operational as of Thursday.
Martin Acero with Martin’s Estate Sales said the store owner, Dustin Powell, and his family are “moving on to bigger and better things” and have decided to move out of state to Nevada. Acero said Powell is looking into opening a business in Las Vegas. Powell was not available for comment as he was out of town.
The store’s merchandise was marked down to 50 percent off or more as of Friday, and many of the display cases and commercial refrigerators were also listed for sale with fixed prices. A handful of furniture pieces were also on display outside the store’s entrance.
Acero said the store’s final liquidation sale day will be Sunday, and from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. customers can come in and fill a bag with merchandise for $5. All other larger items will also be steeply discounted according to signs posted around the store.
The family-run thrift store opened in August 2024. Powell was optimistic last year during the opening week. The small thrift store opened on Aug. 1, 2024, to friendly and excited customers, many of whom expressed their gratitude for the opening of the store.
Powell told The Sentinel in a 2024 interview that the business had been years in the making. While going through his grandmother’s estate two years prior to opening, Powell found out that his family had plans to take a truckload of her belongings to the dump. Powell insisted on taking all of the belongings himself and stored them on his own property.
The Family Outpost is located at 7601 Sunrise Blvd., Suite #11, in the former Dollar N More storefront. Discount retailer Dollar N More closed abruptly earlier this year after having opened in late 2022, according to prior reports. Adjacent businesses did not know when the store closed, and no sign was posted on the entrance indicating a date of closure. The store’s social media page has been inactive for over a year.
Neighboring businesses include Macy’s Nail and Hair, Vanity Fur Pet Spa, Paradise Laundry, Safe Credit Union, Master Donuts, and The Human Bean, a drive-thru coffee shop.
