La-Z-Boy

La-Z-Boy Inc.
Company typePublic
NYSELZB
S&P 600 component
IndustryFurniture
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
FoundersEdward Knabusch
Edwin Shoemaker
HeadquartersMonroe, Michigan, U.S.
Number of locations
531 (31. June 2022)
Area served
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • Germany
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • Turkey
  • South Africa
Key people
Melinda Whittington, President and CEO[1]
ProductsUpholstered furniture and casegoods
RevenueIncreaseUS$ 1.73 billion (2021)[1]
IncreaseUS$ 106.5 million (2021)
Total assetsIncreaseUS$ 1.79 billion (2021)
Number of employees
11,500 (FY 2021)
SubsidiariesEngland Furniture Incorporated
Websitewww.la-z-boy.com Edit this at Wikidata

La-Z-Boy Inc. (pronounced "lazy boy") is an American furniture manufacturer based in Monroe, Michigan, United States, that makes home furniture, including upholstered recliners, sofas, stationary chairs, lift chairs and sleeper sofas. The company employs more than 11,000 people.

La-Z-Boy furniture is sold in retail residential outlets in the United States and Canada and is manufactured and distributed under license in other countries including the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Turkey, South Africa, Kuwait and Qatar.[2] La-Z-Boy holds US and international patents on more than 200 different styles and mechanisms.

The Wholesale segment includes England, La-Z-Boy, American Drew, Hammary, Kincaid and the company's international wholesale and manufacturing businesses. The company-owned Retail segment includes approximately 165 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores out of about 350. Joybird is an e-commerce retailer and manufacturer of upholstered furniture.

  1. ^ a b "Annual Report 2020". La-Z-Boy Incorporated. Monroe, Michigan. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
  2. ^ [1] Archived December 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine