| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Furnishings, Franchising |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Arcadia, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Key people | Ronald G. Wanek Todd R. Wanek |
| Products | Upholstered furniture and casegoods |
| Revenue | $3.3 billion USD |
| Employees | 4,000 |
| Website | /www.ashleyfurniturehomestore.com |
First opened in 1999, Ashley Furniture HomeStore is a chain of independently owned and operated furniture stores licensed to sell Ashley Furniture products exclusively. Since 1997, over 300 HomeStore locations have opened in North America.[1]
Currently there are over 400 Ashley Furniture HomeStore locations operating worldwide.
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The first Ashley Furniture HomeStore opened in Anchorage, Alaska in 1997. Since then, the company has become the #1 home furniuture retailer in North America. .[2]They have stores located throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, and Japan.[3]
Though each Ashley Furniture HomeStore is independently owned and operated, all of the furniture sold is manufactured by Ashley. The 100th HomeStore store opened in 2003, the 200th in 2005. It became the fastest-growing furniture chain and top selling furniture brand worldwide in 2006 and open its 300th store in 2007.[4] As of June, 2010, there are more than 400 stores worldwide.
The parent company of Ashley Furniture HomeStore,[5] Ashley Furniture Industries, is the world's largest home furniture manufacturer headquartered in Arcadia, Wisconsin. Owned by father and son team, Ron and Todd R. Wanek,[6], the company manufactures and distributes home furnishings throughout the globe.