Gardner-White Furniture Company Inc. is an American furniture retailer. Founded in 1912, Gardner White Furniture Co. is based in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
History
Gardner-White was founded by Eugene Clinton White and John G. Gardner.[1] Irwin Kahn began working for the family-owned retailer in the mid-1950s and eventually became the second-generation owner and operator.
The company had a single store until 1974 but has since expanded to 11 stores and a warehouse in southeastern Michigan. The company is one of the largest to partner with Best Buy and was the first furniture distributor in Michigan to bundle televisions and furniture together. In 2012, the company moved its corporate office and warehouse from Warren to Auburn Hills, Michigan into what was a Ryder warehouse.
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- Historic Michigan Land of the Great Lakes: its life, resources, industries, people, politics, government, wars, institutions, achievements, the press, schools and churches, legendary and prehistoric lore National Historical Association, Inc., 1928, retrieved 18 December 2019^
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- Mission Statement Gardner-White Furniture, retrieved 8 March 2013^
- Smita Kalokhe. Gardner-White celebrates milestone anniversary with expansion Action News, WXYZ-TV, 11 May 2012, retrieved 8 March 2013^
- Clint Engel. Gardner-White Furniture to open test stores in Best Buy Furniture Today, 27 July 2012^
- Jobs 4 You: Gardner-White to hire 150-200 ClickOn Detroit, 12 May 2012, retrieved 8 March 2013^
- Kathy Blake. Gardner White launches furniture retail concept inside Best Buy The Oakland Press, 24 September 2012^