La-Z-Boy Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
PO Box 2390, Monroe, MI 48161-2390, United States
(734)242-1444, (734)457-2005 fax, http://www.lazyboy.com

Primary SIC: Upholstered Wood Household Furniture, Primary NAICS: Upholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
Description: La-Z-Boy Incorporated was founded by Edward M. Knabusch and Edwin J. Shoemaker as Floral City Furniture in 1927 and introduced its first recliner in 1928. The company incorporated in 1941 in Michigan. In 1996, the company name was changed to La-Z-Boy Incorporated. The company is the largest reclining-chair manufacturer in the world and North America's largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture. It also manufactures and imports wood casegoods furniture for resale in North America. The company's three business segments are: Upholstery Group, which manufactures and sells upholstered furniture, including recliners and motion furniture, sofas, loveseats, chairs, ottomans and sleeper sofas; Casegoods Group, which sells manufactured or imported wood furniture to furniture retailers, including tables, chairs, entertainment centers, headboards, dressers, accent pieces and some coordinated upholstered furniture; and the Retail Group, which includes 70 company-owned La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores in nine U.S. markets. Headquartered in Monroe, Michigan, La-Z-Boy owns or leases approximately 13.5 million square feet of manufacturing, warehousing, office, showroom and retail facilities. The company had approximately 1.4 million square feet of idle facilities and about 1 million square feet of discontinued operations facilities at the end of fiscal 2007. Core brands include La-Z-Boy, American Drew, Hammary, Kincaid, and Lea. More

Manufacturing: Furniture, wood furniture, upholstered furniture.