At Home is an American big-box retail chain of home furnishing stores. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, At Home operates 262 stores in 40 states. Lee Bird is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.[6] In August 2016, At Home went public.[7]
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 An At Home store in Gilbert, Arizona | |
| Formerly | Garden Ridge (1979–2014) |
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| Company type | |
| Industry | Specialty retail |
| Founded | 1979 (as Garden Ridge Pottery) |
| Founder | Eric White |
| Headquarters | Dallas, Texas, United States[1] |
Number of locations | 250 (2022)[2] |
Key people | Lewis (Lee) L. Bird III[3] (Chairman & CEO) Ashley Sheetz (Chief Operating Officer) Jerry Murray (Chief Financial Officer) |
| Products | Furniture, Patio and garden, Home textiles, Housewares, Rugs, Seasonal decor, Tabletop decor,wall decor |
| Revenue |  US$1.737 billion (2021)[4] |
| Total assets | US$2.524 billion (2021)[5] |
| Total equity | US$484 million (2021)[5] |
| Owner | Hellman & Friedman |
Number of employees | 10,055 (2022) |
| Website | www |
Retail History
At Home was founded in 1979 in Schertz, Texas, as Garden Ridge Pottery and was later renamed to Garden Ridge.
Investment firm Three Cities Research became the largest shareholder of Garden Ridge in 1999. Garden Ridge filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2004. After the reorganization, the corporation emerged from Chapter 11 in 2005.[citation needed] AEA Investors acquired Garden Ridge in October 2011.[8] CEO Lee Bird III joined At Home in December 2012. Prior to this, Bird was President of Nike Affiliates for Nike Inc., Chief Operating Officer of Gap, and Chief Financial Officer of Old Navy.[3] In 2014, Garden Ridge converted all stores to the At Home brand and floorplan.[9] The rebranding project changed the use of orange color for advertising to a soft grey and blue, and added a house symbol for the "o" in At Home.[10] The rebranding cost around $20 million.[10] At Home publicly filed an S-1 on September 4, 2015, to go public.[11] In July 2021, At Home was acquired by Hellman & Friedman.[12]
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