Home Decor

Home South Corporate Office

Home South was founded in 2013, as an offshoot of Carolina Pottery Stores. The company operates a chain of furniture and home decor stores in the Southern part of the US.

The parent store, Carolina Pottery, wanted to create a store that focused more on outdoor furniture and patio items. There are currently 2 locations in North Carolina. The company has stated that it is looking to double the number of Home South stores in the next few years.

Carolina Pottery was founded in 1983 and has 5 locations in 2 states, which are North Carolina and Georgia. Company headquarters is located in Smithfield, North Carolina.

Home South

Home South was founded in 2013, as an offshoot of Carolina Pottery Stores. The company operates a chain of furniture and home decor stores in the Southern part of the US.

Carolina Pottery was founded in 1983 and has 5 locations in 2 states, which are North Carolina and Georgia. Company headquarters is located in Smithfield, North Carolina.

History

Furniture Row Corporate Office

Furniture Row was founded in 1978 in Denver, Colorado by Barney Visser. Visser originally began selling large, overstuffed pillows, but changed in the late 70’s to selling waterbed’s.

Today, Furniture Row has 331 stores in 31 states. The company also operates under different names including Denver Mattress, Oak Express, Sofa Mart, and Bedroom Expressions. All stores feature particular items and include common household furniture such as bedroom furniture, dining room furniture, furniture for kid’s rooms, rugs, and home decor.

The company is also a sponsor of NASCAR racing since 2005.

Founder and CEO Barney Visser is well-known for keeping a low profile and prefers to remain out of the spotlight.

Furniture Row maintains a corporate office in Denver, Colorado.

Furniture Row

Furniture Row was founded in 1978 in Denver, Colorado by Barney Visser. Visser originally began selling large, overstuffed pillows, but changed in the late 70’s to selling waterbed’s.

History

The company is also a sponsor of NASCAR racing since 2005.

Founder and CEO Barney Visser is well-known for keeping a low profile and prefers to remain out of the spotlight.

Furniture Row maintains a corporate office in Denver, Colorado.

Herberger’s Corporate Office

Herberger’s was founded by Bob Herberger in Osakis, Minnesota, in 1927. The company became incorporated in 1947 as a means of opening up new locations. The company operates a chain of department stores, mostly in the Midwest.

After several sales and mergers, Herberger’s was sold to Bon-Ton stores in 2006 for $101 billion. The company continues to operate as a subsidiary of Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. The company currently has 41 locations. Herberger’s recently rolled out a new program “buy online, pick up here”, where customers could purchase items online and pick them up from the store of their choosing.

The company continues to expand, with new locations being planned, or current locations being expanded. Herberger’s has faced legal issues regarding their janitorial employees. A group of employees sued the company in mid-2015 for lack of payment and lack of overtime pay.

Herberger's

History

Gump’s Corporate Office

Gump’s of San Francisco traces its roots back to 1861, when the Gump brothers, Solomon and Gustav, opened a mirror and frame shop. The company later added gilded frames and artwork, designed for those who hit it big during the California Gold Rush. The original store was destroyed by the earthquake in 1906, but the sale of a single painting allowed the company to rebuild and restock.

Today, Gump’s belongs to an investment group, Gump’s Holdings, to whom it was sold in 2005. The company continues to sell upscale furniture, home decor, jewelry, gifts, and cultured freshwater pearls. The only thing not for sale in the store is a giant gilded wooden Buddah, from the Quing Dynasty, carved sometime in the early 19th century.

In addition to home decor items, the company also sells business furnishings. There are still paper catalogs, as well as an extensive eCommerce site.

Gump's

In addition to home decor items, the company also sells business furnishings. There are still paper catalogs, as well as an extensive eCommerce site.

History

Wayfair Corporate Office

Entrepreneurs Niraj Shah and Steve Conine founded Wayfair in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts as CSN Stores. Wayfair was their third company.

CSN Stores was launched as a single website, www.racksandstands.com, which sold media stands and storage furniture.

Over the following two years, the company expanded its product line to include home goods, office, institutional, kitchen, dining, bed and bath, home improvement, luggage, and lighting.

In 2006 CSN reached $100 million in sales.

In 2008 the company expanded to Canada and the U.K., and in 2009 to Australia and Germany.

By 2011 CSN Stores owned over 200 online stores. The same year, founders Shah and Conine decided to rebrand the site in an effort to unify the brand and redirect web traffic to one site, changing the name of the company to Wayfair.

The company went public in late 2014 on the NASDAQ and can be found under the ticker symbol: W:US. The company was valued at that time at $2 billion.

Despite spending more than $500 million on advertising and increased sales of more than 50%, the company posted a second-quarter loss of $100 million.

In mid-2018, the company announced that it planned to open its first retail location in Cincinnati, Ohio, in late 2018. An exact date has yet to be announced.

Wayfair employees threatened to walk off the job after discovering that the company has sold furniture to contractors who are operating the detention centers that house migrant children who are separated from family members per the Trump administration. The company responded by saying it was a company practice to fulfill orders to clients. The walkout is scheduled for June 26, 2019.

Today Wayfair is the 33rd largest online retailer for home goods and furniture in the U.S. with $4.72 billion in revenue in 2017.

Wayfair

Entrepreneurs Niraj Shah and Steve Conine founded Wayfair in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts as CSN Stores. Wayfair was their third company.

CSN Stores was launched as a single website, www.racksandstands.com, which sold media stands and storage furniture.

History

Over the following two years, the company expanded its product line to include home goods, office, institutional, kitchen, dining, bed and bath, home improvement, luggage, and lighting.

In 2006 CSN reached $100 million in sales.

In 2008 the company expanded to Canada and the U.K., and in 2009 to Australia and Germany.

The company went public in late 2014 on the NASDAQ and can be found under the ticker symbol: W:US. The company was valued at that time at $2 billion.

Despite spending more than $500 million on advertising and increased sales of more than 50%, the company posted a second-quarter loss of $100 million.

In mid-2018, the company announced that it planned to open its first retail location in Cincinnati, Ohio, in late 2018. An exact date has yet to be announced.

Today Wayfair is the 33rd largest online retailer for home goods and furniture in the U.S. with $4.72 billion in revenue in 2017.