Traded as NYSE: HOME Website www.athome.com Type of business Public | Industry Retail Founded 1979 | |
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Key people Lee Bird, CEO, Judd Nystrom, CFO Products Furniture
Patio & Garden
Home Textiles
Housewares
Rugs
Seasonal Decor
Tabletop Decor
Wall Decor Headquarters Plano, Texas, United States Stock price HOME (NYSE) US$ 15.38 +0.33 (+2.19%)27 Feb, 4:03 PM GMT-5 - Disclaimer CEO Lewis L. (Lee) Bird III (Dec 2012–) Profiles | ||
At Home is a "big box" retail chain specializing in home decor products, based in Plano, Texas. The specialty retailer's stores each carry over 50,000 unique items across broad product categories (e.g., furniture; garden; home textiles; housewares; patio; rugs; seasonal decor; tabletop décor; wall decor).
The company went public in 2016.
History
Founded in 1979 with one store in Schertz, Texas, the brand was created as Garden Ridge Pottery and was later renamed simply, Garden Ridge. In 2014, the company converted all stores to the At Home brand and floorplan, painting everything grey (from Garden Ridge's characteristic orange). At Home operates more than 120 stores in 30 U.S. states.
AEA Investors acquired Garden Ridge in October 2011. Prior to this, the chain was privately held by Three Cities Research. Garden Ridge filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004 amid failed lease negotiations, and underwent a major reorganization that included closing ten stores in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee. After the reorganization, the corporation emerged from Chapter 11 in 2005. The company publicly filed an S-1 on September 4, 2015.