National Stores Inc., was a family-owned company headquartered in the Harbor Gateway area of Los Angeles, California that had as many as 88 locations in 4 states and in Puerto Rico, and employed 2200 people nationwide in January 2022. As of 2023 National Stores Inc. no longer has any operating stores within the continental U.S.
National Stores Inc. had done business as: Fallas, Fallas Paredes, Fallas Discount Stores, Factory 2-U, Conway, Weiner's, CW Price, Falas (spelled with single "l" in Puerto Rico) and Anna's Linen's by Fallas, and offers brand name and private label clothing for men, ladies, boys, girls, juniors, infants and toddlers along with lingerie, shoes and household items.[1] Fallas Paredes had catered to the Hispanic American community.[2]
History
National Stores was started in 1962 by Joseph Fallas in a single downtown Los Angeles store as Fallas Paredes.[3]
The most recent CEO and owner of National Stores is Joseph's son, Michael Fallas, who started working as a stock boy at age five.