Housewares

One Kings Lane Corporate Office

One Kings Lane was founded in 2009 by Alison Pincus and Susan Feldman. This pair of friends started their own company working out of their own homes and investing less than $100,000 of their own money in their furniture and home decor company. Feldman’s high school aged daughter took most of the pictures for products offered.

The company sells mainly via their online site but recently opened a showroom in New York. One Kings Lane offered many items via a flash sale and at one time had as many as 10 million subscribers. After working for Ralph Lauren, Feldman held her first flash sale and was shocked at how much the company sold. She became convinced that she could do the same thing with home decor and furniture.

One Kings Lane does not make or design any of the items sold. The company has been so successful that similar businesses were flooding the market, such as Fab and Luxeyard. Feldman states that they want One Kings Lane to be the Tiffany of flash sale home decor and furniture sites, offering quality, not quantity.

At one time the company was estimated to be worth $900 million. Flash sales fell out of favor by the end of 2010 and Bed Bath and Beyond acquired the company in 2016 for $12 million. Today, the company operates as a subsidiary. Headquarters remain in San Francisco, California.

One Kings Lane

History

Real Deals on Furniture Corporate Office

Real Deals on Furniture was founded in 2001 in Twin Falls, Idaho, by current owners Nate and Carie Whittaker. The company operates franchised furniture outlet stores.

The company began renting an upstairs room in an old creamery, offering discounts on new furniture, as well as an eclectic mix of used, antique, and handmade items. In July of 2017, the company purchased a 118 year old building know as The Cotton Mill in Jefferson, Georgia. This “new” location will house dozens of mini-stores, similar to a mall setting, with franchises selling their home goods and furniture items.

With the purchase of the new building, the company is changing their name to The Cotton Mill. In addition to the Jefferson store, the company has 69 franchised locations in 19 states and 4 in Canada. Headquarters are located in Jefferson, Georgia.

Real Deals on Furniture

Real Deals on Furniture was founded in 2001 in Twin Falls, Idaho, by current owners Nate and Carie Whittaker. The company operates franchised furniture outlet stores.

History

Zulily Corporate Office

Zulily was founded in 2009 in Seattle, Washington, by Blue Nile founders Mark Vadon and Darrell Cavens. The company is an online retailer of discounted brand name clothing, bedding, and other items for the home.

The company’s target audience is women and women with young children. Flash sales were common at the onset, but the company has cut back drastically in the number of flash sales advertised each week. There is a very strict return policy, which many customers appear to dislike, based on the number of complaints on the BBB website. Regardless, the company currently has an A rating at this time.

Zulily was acquired by QVC in August 2015 for $2.6 billion. Although the company had previously stated that they did not hold stock in warehouses, to shorten shipping delays, the company has begun to stock at least some of their more popular brands. In 2014, more than 50 percent of Zulily’s orders came from mobile phone purchases.

At this time, headquarters for the company are still located in Seattle, Washington. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $366 million.

Zulily

History

At this time, headquarters for the company are still located in Seattle, Washington. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $366 million.

The Container Store Corporate Office

The Container Store was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1978 by two co-workers Garrett Boone and Kip Tindell. The company operates a chain of stores which offer consumer household organization items.

The company offers a wide range of items for organization and storage for almost every room of the home, as well as some that could be used for business, including filing cabinets, garage overhead storage containers and units, closet designs, boxes, and unique jewelry box containers. From the original small store in Dallas, the company today has more than 80 locations, with plans to open 30 more in the next 5 years.

In mid-2018, the company released a new set of ads with a creative tagline of selling space, rather than focusing on containers.

The Container Store went public on the NYSE and is sold under the ticker symbol: TCS. The company was sold to equity-based firm Leonard Green and Partners in 2007. Annual revenue in 2019 was $895 million. The company employs approximately 5,110 persons.

In October 2020, Container Store stocks began to soar based on the news that earnings will be higher than expected.

This is possibly due to The Container Store being featured on the Netflix series “Get Organized With the Home Edit” program.

The Container Store

The Container Store was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1978 by two co-workers Garrett Boone and Kip Tindell. The company operates a chain of stores which offer consumer household organization items.

History

In mid-2018, the company released a new set of ads with a creative tagline of selling space, rather than focusing on containers.

In October 2020, Container Store stocks began to soar based on the news that earnings will be higher than expected.

This is possibly due to The Container Store being featured on the Netflix series “Get Organized With the Home Edit” program.

Mikasa Corporate Office

Mikasa was founded in 1948 by George Aratani in California. The company sells fine china, silverware, and crystal glasses and items for the home. The company was originally named American Commercial, Inc.

Within a two decades, the company changed from a dinnerware importer to a wholesaler. The company changed its name to Mikasa in 1957. The company product lines are sold in almost every major department store in America, including Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s. The company has two distribution centers, one in New Jersey, the other in Fontana, California, with headquarters now located in New Jersey.

The company was acquired by Lifetime Brands, Inc., in 2008 and operates as a subsidiary. Mikasa has at least 500 different patterns for dinnerware at any given time.

Mikasa

The company was acquired by Lifetime Brands, Inc., in 2008 and operates as a subsidiary. Mikasa has at least 500 different patterns for dinnerware at any given time.