Garden Ridge
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1979 (as Garden Ridge Pottery) |
| Key people | Tom Kibarian, CEO |
| Products | Discount Ready-to-Wear Mattresses Ready-to-Assemble Furniture Handbags Discount Books |
| Website | http://www.gardenridge.com |
Garden Ridge is an American privately held retail chain based in Houston, Texas. Starting with just one store, then known as Garden Ridge Pottery, in Schertz, Texas in 1979, the chain now sells mattresses, ready-to-assemble furniture, discount apparel and handbags, and books.
The chain operates 47 stores in 18 midwest and southeast states.
The chain is privately held by Three Cities Research. Garden Ridge declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004[1][2] due to ongoing mismanagement and failed lease negotiations and underwent major reorganization closing ten stores in Texas, Georgia, Missouri, Florida, Ohio, and Tennessee, including the Airtex store in Houston, one of the original stores in the chain. The corporation emerged from Chapter 11 in 2005.
[edit] References
- ^ "Kansas City Business Journal". 2004-02-02. http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2004/02/02/daily7.html. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ Louis, St. (2004-02-02). "Garden Ridge files for bankruptcy, local stores unaffected". http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2004/02/02/daily11.html?jst=b_ln_hl. Retrieved 2009-08-23.
