Gardner-White Furniture

Gardner-White Furniture Company Inc. is an American furniture retailer. Founded in 1912, Gardner White Furniture Co. is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.^[1]

Gardner-White Furniture Company Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Furniture
Founded	1912; 113 years ago (1912)
Founder	John G. Gardner Eugene Clinton White
Headquarters	Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Number of locations	14 (2023)
Key people	Steve Tronstein (CEO)
Revenue	US$15.4 million (2023)
Number of employees	800 (2023)
Website	www.gardner-white.com

History

Gardner-White was founded by Eugene Clinton White and John G. Gardner.^[2] Irwin Kahn began working for the family-owned retailer in the mid-1950s and eventually became the second-generation owner and operator.^[3]

The company had a single store until 1974 but has since expanded to 11 stores and a warehouse in southeastern Michigan.^[4] The company is one of the largest to partner with Best Buy^[5] and was the first furniture distributor in Michigan to bundle televisions and furniture together.^[5] In 2012, the company moved its corporate office and warehouse from Warren to Auburn Hills, Michigan into what was a Ryder warehouse.^[6]