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Lexington Home Brands
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Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc.
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
1901
Descriptiontext

Lexington Home Brands is an upscale home furnishings manufacturer and lifestyle marketer founded in 1901 and headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina, operating as Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. The company designs, sources, manufactures, and distributes wood case goods, upholstery, and outdoor living products across six consumer brands: Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home, Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living, Artistica Home, Barclay Butera, and Sligh. Its product portfolio spans bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, media room, and outdoor living categories, with proprietary WeatherGuard cushion technology for outdoor products and a Upholstery Elements customization program featuring 3D visualization and Customer's Own Material (COM) capability.

The company operates a multi-channel distribution model reaching residential consumers, interior designers, and contract/hospitality buyers. Channels include independent furniture retailers, interior designers and design firms served through the Design Partner's Program with factory-direct pricing, company-owned trade showrooms in High Point NC, Denver, and Manhattan, three Tommy Bahama Home retail stores in Palm Desert CA, Newport Beach CA, and Austin TX, and a select internet retail channel. Internationally, the company sells through factory-authorized dealers spanning 30+ countries across North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.

Lexington Home Brands has been owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners since 2002 and operates with 251-500 employees across manufacturing facilities in Lexington and Hickory NC, a distribution center in Thomasville NC, and global sales operations. The Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living brand is manufactured under exclusive license from Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across residential and contract channels, with no publicly disclosed pricing or financials.

Short descriptiontext

Lexington Home Brands designs, manufactures, and distributes upscale indoor and outdoor home furnishings across six lifestyle brands through independent retailers, interior designers, company-owned stores, and international dealers in 30+ countries.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
251–500
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersThomasville, United States
HQ citystring
Thomasville
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices47 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
upscale home furnishings, outdoor living furniture, wood case goods, upholstery manufacturing, lifestyle furniture brands
Industry4 codes
1Luxury Home & Lifestyle (Tableware, Decor, Home Textiles)
CodeCRAKAFAIPrimaryYes
2Patio & Outdoor Furniture Retail (Seating, Dining, Umbrellas)
CodeCRAIAIAFPrimaryNo
3Dining Room Furniture Retail (Dining Tables, Chairs, Bar Stools, Buffets/Sideboards)
CodeCRAIAAABPrimaryNo
4Entertainment & Media Furniture Retail (TV Stands, Media Consoles, Wall Units, Speaker Stands)
CodeCRAIAAAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code4 codes
  • Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing337121
  • Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing337122
  • Furniture Retailers449110
  • Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers4491
SIC code3 codes
  • Household Furniture2510
  • Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores5700
  • Wholesale-Furniture & Home Furnishings5020
Product category
Upscale Home Furnishings
Social media profiles2 records
GTM motion3 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model4 records
1Residential Case Goods and Upholstery Sales
TypeOne Time License
Description

Sale of wood furniture and upholstered products through independent retailers, interior designers, and company-owned retail stores. Products include bedroom, dining room, living room, and home office furniture across six lifestyle brands.

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2Outdoor Living Products
TypeOne Time License
Description

Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living branded products sold through the same distribution channels as residential furniture, featuring weather-resistant designs for patio and outdoor entertainment spaces.

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3Contract and Hospitality
TypeOne Time License
Description

Home furnishings production specifically designed for contract and hospitality markets including hotels, resorts, and commercial properties.

lexington.com
4Tommy Bahama Licensing
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

Products manufactured and marketed under license from Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. for Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living brand. Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. d/b/a Lexington Home Brands holds the license for outdoor products.

lexington.com
Marketing channels7 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels7 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components6 values
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Pricing details1 tier
1Retail consumer pricing through authorized dealers
ModelOne time/ perpetual licenseBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

No public pricing available. Consumers purchase through independent furniture retailers and interior designers. Prices vary by dealer and location.

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GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeHardware or Manufacturing
Hardware or Manufacturing
Brand1 of 6 records shown
1Lexington
Description

Core brand offering upscale home furnishings for bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, and media room with contemporary and traditional styling.

lexington.com
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Core offering1 text field

Lexington Home Brands designs, sources, manufactures and markets upscale home furnishings including wood case goods (bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, media room) and upholstered products across six distinctive lifestyle brands (Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home, Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living, Artistica Home, Barclay Butera, and Sligh). The company also produces home furnishings for the contract and hospitality markets and offers custom upholstery programs with COM (Customer's Own Material) capability.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 value
  • Tommy Bahama is the #1 brand in the outdoor living category
Product and service18 records
1Bedroom Furniture
CategoryResidential Case Goods
2Dining Room Furniture
CategoryResidential Case Goods
3Living Room Furniture
CategoryResidential Case Goods
4Home Office Furniture
CategoryResidential Case Goods
5Upholstered Furniture
CategoryUpholstery
6Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living Furniture
CategoryOutdoor Furniture
7Upholstery Elements Customization Program
CategoryCustom Programs
8Design Partner's Program
CategoryTrade Programs
9Contract and Hospitality Furnishings
CategoryContract Furnishings
10La Costa Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
11Copacabana Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
12Montecito Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
13Isle of Palms Collection
CategoryOutdoor Furniture Collection
14Artistica Upholstery
CategoryUpholstery Collection
15Andare Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
16Barrington Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
17Windsor Park Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
18Durango Collection
CategoryFurniture Collection
Scale indicator3 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership1 partner
Strategic tierCoreTypeOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner
Description

Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. d/b/a Lexington Home Brands manufactures and markets Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living products under license from Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. The company holds exclusive rights to produce and sell the Tommy Bahama outdoor furniture line.

Recent move5 records

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Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Ethan Allen is the closest direct peer — an integrated designer/manufacturer/retailer of upscale residential furniture with owned retail stores, designer-assisted sales, and a multi-category home assortment. Highly comparable business model in the same customer and price band.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Hooker Furniture is a publicly traded, vertically integrated residential furniture manufacturer distributing case goods and upholstery through independent dealers and designers. Comparable multi-brand portfolio (Hooker, Bradington-Young, Sam Moore), trade-channel focus, and product mix make it a closely comparable peer.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

La-Z-Boy is a much larger, publicly traded furniture incumbent with integrated manufacturing, a national owned-retail footprint (La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries), and broad residential assortment including upholstery and case goods. Comparable business model but broader and more mass-market than Lexington's upscale positioning.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

RH is a publicly traded luxury home furnishings retailer and brand operator with galleries, sourcebooks, and multi-category home assortments including furniture and outdoor. RH serves a similarly affluent customer with a lifestyle-brand approach but is retail-led rather than manufacturer-led.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Bassett manufactures and markets upscale residential furniture distributed through independent dealers and company-owned Bassett Home Furnishings stores. Comparable mix of case goods and upholstery with a strong custom-order model makes it a relevant mid-tier peer.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Century Furniture is a North Carolina-based manufacturer of upscale residential case goods and upholstery, also founded in the early 1900s and serving independent retailers and designers. Same regional base, similar price band, and overlapping product categories make it one of the most directly comparable peers.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Henredon is a heritage American luxury furniture manufacturer producing upscale case goods and upholstery for residential and hospitality customers. Overlapping customer base, similar craftsmanship positioning, and category overlap make Henredon a direct upscale peer.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Stanley Furniture is an upscale residential case-goods manufacturer serving independent furniture retailers and designers in North America. Category, distribution model, and customer overlap with Lexington's core casegoods business make it a directly comparable smaller-scale peer.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Williams-Sonoma operates a portfolio of multi-channel home furnishings brands (Pottery Barn, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home) at scale across retail, e-commerce, and trade. Comparable multi-brand home lifestyle approach but predominantly retail-led and at meaningfully larger scale than Lexington.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Bernhardt is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of upscale residential and contract furniture, operating from North Carolina with a multi-product casegoods and upholstery assortment. Same geography, similar customer and channel mix, and comparable century-old heritage make Bernhardt a closely aligned peer.

Market position
Strengths5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses5 records

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Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat4 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Segment3 records

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Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile3 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature3 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

Subsidiaries6 records

Each record includes

Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Lexington Home Brands

Upscale Home Furnishingslexington.com

Lexington Home Brands designs, manufactures, and distributes upscale indoor and outdoor home furnishings across six lifestyle brands through independent retailers, interior designers, company-owned stores, and international dealers in 30+ countries.

What Lexington Home Brands does

Lexington Home Brands is an upscale home furnishings manufacturer and lifestyle marketer founded in 1901 and headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina, operating as Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. The company designs, sources, manufactures, and distributes wood case goods, upholstery, and outdoor living products across six consumer brands: Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home, Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living, Artistica Home, Barclay Butera, and Sligh. Its product portfolio spans bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, media room, and outdoor living categories, with proprietary WeatherGuard cushion technology for outdoor products and a Upholstery Elements customization program featuring 3D visualization and Customer's Own Material (COM) capability.

The company operates a multi-channel distribution model reaching residential consumers, interior designers, and contract/hospitality buyers. Channels include independent furniture retailers, interior designers and design firms served through the Design Partner's Program with factory-direct pricing, company-owned trade showrooms in High Point NC, Denver, and Manhattan, three Tommy Bahama Home retail stores in Palm Desert CA, Newport Beach CA, and Austin TX, and a select internet retail channel. Internationally, the company sells through factory-authorized dealers spanning 30+ countries across North America, Middle East, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa.

Lexington Home Brands has been owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners since 2002 and operates with 251-500 employees across manufacturing facilities in Lexington and Hickory NC, a distribution center in Thomasville NC, and global sales operations. The Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living brand is manufactured under exclusive license from Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales across residential and contract channels, with no publicly disclosed pricing or financials.

Lexington Home Brands firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Lexington Home Brands
Legal name
Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc.
Website
https://www.lexington.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
1901
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
251–500 employees
Short description
Lexington Home Brands designs, manufactures, and distributes upscale indoor and outdoor home furnishings across six lifestyle brands through independent retailers, interior designers, company-owned stores, and international dealers in 30+ countries.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Lexington Home Brands industry classification

Industry
Product category
Upscale Home Furnishings
NAICS
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing (337121), Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing (337122), Furniture Retailers (449110), Furniture and Home Furnishings Retailers (4491)
SIC
Household Furniture (2510), Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores (5700), Wholesale-Furniture & Home Furnishings (5020)
akta.pro primary industry
Luxury Home & Lifestyle (Tableware, Decor, Home Textiles) (CRAKAFAI)
akta.pro secondary industries
Patio & Outdoor Furniture Retail (Seating, Dining, Umbrellas) (CRAIAIAF), Dining Room Furniture Retail (Dining Tables, Chairs, Bar Stools, Buffets/Sideboards) (CRAIAAAB), Entertainment & Media Furniture Retail (TV Stands, Media Consoles, Wall Units, Speaker Stands) (CRAIAAAI)

Keywords

  • Upscale home furnishings
  • Outdoor living furniture
  • Wood case goods
  • Upholstery manufacturing
  • Lifestyle furniture brands

Where Lexington Home Brands is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Thomasville
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices47 records

Markets served

Lexington Home Brands business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components
Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Residential Case Goods and Upholstery Sales: Sale of wood furniture and upholstered products through independent retailers, interior designers, and company-owned retail stores. Products include bedroom, dining room, living room, and home office furniture across six lifestyle brands.
  2. Outdoor Living Products: Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living branded products sold through the same distribution channels as residential furniture, featuring weather-resistant designs for patio and outdoor entertainment spaces.
  3. Contract and Hospitality: Home furnishings production specifically designed for contract and hospitality markets including hotels, resorts, and commercial properties.
  4. Tommy Bahama Licensing: Products manufactured and marketed under license from Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. for Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living brand. Lexington Furniture Industries, Inc. d/b/a Lexington Home Brands holds the license for outdoor products.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
One time/ perpetual licensePay-as-you-goRetail consumer pricing through authorized dealers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels7 records

Lexington Home Brands product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Lexington Home Brands designs, sources, manufactures and markets upscale home furnishings including wood case goods (bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, media room) and upholstered products across six distinctive lifestyle brands (Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home, Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living, Artistica Home, Barclay Butera, and Sligh). The company also produces home furnishings for the contract and hospitality markets and offers custom upholstery programs with COM (Customer's Own Material) capability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Lexington: Core brand offering upscale home furnishings for bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, and media room with contemporary and traditional styling.
  • Tommy Bahama Home
  • Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living
  • Artistica Home
  • Barclay Butera
  • Sligh

Products and services

  • Bedroom Furniture
  • Dining Room Furniture
  • Living Room Furniture
  • Home Office Furniture
  • Upholstered Furniture
  • Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living Furniture
  • Upholstery Elements Customization Program
  • Design Partner's Program
  • Contract and Hospitality Furnishings
  • La Costa Collection
  • Copacabana Collection
  • Montecito Collection
  • Isle of Palms Collection
  • Artistica Upholstery
  • Andare Collection
  • Barrington Collection
  • Windsor Park Collection
  • Durango Collection

Quantifiable outcome

  • Tommy Bahama is the #1 brand in the outdoor living category

Companies that use Lexington Home Brands

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Lexington Home Brands technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Lexington Home Brands partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

  • Tommy Bahama Group, Inc.coreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLexington Furniture Industries, Inc. d/b/a Lexington Home Brands manufactures and markets Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living products under license from Tommy Bahama Group, Inc. The company holds exclusive rights to produce and sell the Tommy Bahama outdoor furniture line.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Lexington Home Brands competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Ethan Allen Interiors: Ethan Allen is the closest direct peer — an integrated designer/manufacturer/retailer of upscale residential furniture with owned retail stores, designer-assisted sales, and a multi-category home assortment. Highly comparable business model in the same customer and price band.
  • Hooker Furniture: Hooker Furniture is a publicly traded, vertically integrated residential furniture manufacturer distributing case goods and upholstery through independent dealers and designers. Comparable multi-brand portfolio (Hooker, Bradington-Young, Sam Moore), trade-channel focus, and product mix make it a closely comparable peer.
  • Bassett Furniture Industries: Bassett manufactures and markets upscale residential furniture distributed through independent dealers and company-owned Bassett Home Furnishings stores. Comparable mix of case goods and upholstery with a strong custom-order model makes it a relevant mid-tier peer.
  • Century Furniture: Century Furniture is a North Carolina-based manufacturer of upscale residential case goods and upholstery, also founded in the early 1900s and serving independent retailers and designers. Same regional base, similar price band, and overlapping product categories make it one of the most directly comparable peers.
  • Henredon (part of Madison Air): Henredon is a heritage American luxury furniture manufacturer producing upscale case goods and upholstery for residential and hospitality customers. Overlapping customer base, similar craftsmanship positioning, and category overlap make Henredon a direct upscale peer.
  • Stanley Furniture: Stanley Furniture is an upscale residential case-goods manufacturer serving independent furniture retailers and designers in North America. Category, distribution model, and customer overlap with Lexington's core casegoods business make it a directly comparable smaller-scale peer.
  • Bernhardt Furniture: Bernhardt is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of upscale residential and contract furniture, operating from North Carolina with a multi-product casegoods and upholstery assortment. Same geography, similar customer and channel mix, and comparable century-old heritage make Bernhardt a closely aligned peer.

Broad incumbents

  • La-Z-Boy: La-Z-Boy is a much larger, publicly traded furniture incumbent with integrated manufacturing, a national owned-retail footprint (La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries), and broad residential assortment including upholstery and case goods. Comparable business model but broader and more mass-market than Lexington's upscale positioning.
  • RH (Restoration Hardware): RH is a publicly traded luxury home furnishings retailer and brand operator with galleries, sourcebooks, and multi-category home assortments including furniture and outdoor. RH serves a similarly affluent customer with a lifestyle-brand approach but is retail-led rather than manufacturer-led.
  • Williams-Sonoma (Pottery Barn, West Elm): Williams-Sonoma operates a portfolio of multi-channel home furnishings brands (Pottery Barn, West Elm, Williams Sonoma Home) at scale across retail, e-commerce, and trade. Comparable multi-brand home lifestyle approach but predominantly retail-led and at meaningfully larger scale than Lexington.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Lexington Home Brands social profiles

Digital presence

Lexington Home Brands financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Lexington Home Brands leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Lexington Home Brands subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries6 records

Lexington Home Brands funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Lexington Home Brands M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Lexington Home Brands

What does Lexington Home Brands do?

Lexington Home Brands designs, sources, manufactures and markets upscale home furnishings including wood case goods (bedroom, dining room, living room, home office, media room) and upholstered products across six distinctive lifestyle brands (Lexington, Tommy Bahama Home, Tommy Bahama Outdoor Living, Artistica Home, Barclay Butera, and Sligh). The company also produces home furnishings for the contract and hospitality markets and offers custom upholstery programs with COM (Customer's Own Material) capability.

Is Lexington Home Brands a public or private company?

Lexington Home Brands is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.

When was Lexington Home Brands founded?

Lexington Home Brands was founded in 1901. It employs 251 to 500 people.

Where is Lexington Home Brands based?

Lexington Home Brands is headquartered in Thomasville, United States, in the North America region.

How does Lexington Home Brands make money?

Four revenue lines are on record. Residential Case Goods and Upholstery Sales are the primary driver. The others are outdoor Living Products, contract and Hospitality and tommy Bahama Licensing.

Who are Lexington Home Brands's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Ethan Allen Interiors, Hooker Furniture, Bassett Furniture Industries, Century Furniture, Henredon (part of Madison Air), Stanley Furniture and Bernhardt Furniture. Broad incumbents are La-Z-Boy, RH (Restoration Hardware) and Williams-Sonoma (Pottery Barn, West Elm).

Does Lexington Home Brands have an API?

No public API is recorded for Lexington Home Brands.

What industry is Lexington Home Brands in?

Lexington Home Brands's product category is Upscale Home Furnishings. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAKAFAI, Luxury Home & Lifestyle (Tableware, Decor, Home Textiles), with a secondary code of CRAIAIAF, Patio & Outdoor Furniture Retail (Seating, Dining, Umbrellas). Its NAICS code is 337121 and its SIC code is 2510.

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StumpandcompanyA look at private equity in the furniture industryThis industry analysis piece examines the growing role of private equity in the residential furniture industry, noting that PE now accounts for 30% of deal activity and that over 40 furniture companies are currently controlled by PE firms. The article highlights two historical success stories—Ethan Allen's 1989 buyout led by Farooq Kathwari and Sun Capital's acquisition of Lexington Home Brands in 2002—as examples of PE creating enduring corporate leaders. Several factors are driving the surge in M&A activity, including low interest rates, approximately $1 trillion in uninvested PE capital, and favorable consumer trends such as increased home purchases and e-commerce growth.Designers TodayPack something pink in your High Point suitcaseThe home furnishings industry is holding a "Pink Out" event on October 26 during High Point Market and hosting a silent auction organized by The Common Thread for the Cure Foundation to support breast cancer awareness. The 25th Anniversary Harvesting Hope Silent Auction features donated furniture, home décor, and experiences from companies including Lexington Home Brands, Norwalk Furniture, Wesley Allen, Hooker Furniture, and Hickory Chair, with bidding running through October 29. Proceeds will fund grants to individuals in the design and furnishings industry battling breast cancer.The Assembly NCIf You Build It, They Will ComeCatawba Valley Community College operates furniture academies in North Carolina, supported by corporate donors such as Century Furniture, Lee Industries, and Lexington Home Brands, to address a critical shortage of skilled labor in the domestic manufacturing sector. The program aims to bridge the gap between employer needs and workforce skills, offering training for jobs that provide better wages and working conditions than previous careers for many participants.