By Dean Dyer, WRWH Hix Hardware & Furniture, first opened in Cleveland in 1945, will close its doors in the near future. Owners Bradley Greene and Charlie Thomas say it's time for them to retire. (Photo: Dean Dyer) An iconic business on the square in Downtown Cleveland will soon close its doors as the two business owners have decided it's time for them to retire. Bradley Greene and Charlie Thomas, the owners of Nix Hardware and Furniture, have made it public that it's time for them to do something else. Greene has worked at the store for 46 years, while Thomas has spent 40 years at the business. Nix Hardware was established in 1945 by the late J.L. Nix; Greene and Thomas acquired the business in 2000.