The last major tenant, in the 1990s, was an appliance retailer.

Sears, Roebuck & Company, a major appliance retailer, will remove appliances in some areas, said Gordon L. Jones, a spokesman.

He had found work as a stock clerk at P.C. Richard & Son, the electronics and appliance retailer.

Mr. Rose warned, however, that for businesses that have a very small profit margin - for example, appliance retailers - bartering is not a good choice.

He told Maytag in a letter several weeks ago that some appliance retailers supported the acquisition.

It also requires appliance retailers to leave the labels in place.

Audio/Video last month made an $80-a-share offer for Cyclops, which then accepted the higher offer of $90.25 a share from Dixons, a British electrical appliance retailer.

It was established in 1930 by John Beals Chandler, an electrical appliance retailer and later Lord Mayor of Brisbane.

The purchase increased the Dixons stake to 83 percent of the 4.06 million outstanding shares of the appliance retailer.

Moreover, the proliferation of superstore retailers has resulted in a decrease in the number of appliance retailers.