About UsThe first recliner was made by 2 cousins, Edward Knabusch and Edwin shoemaker in the late 1920's. The first upholstered recliner came about in the year 1929 and was the first of its kind in the world. The Ed cousins produced La-Z-Boy recliners under the name floral city furniture till 1941 when La-Z-Boy was officially founded. Today, La-Z-Boy inc. with annual sales of $2 billion, the world's leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home and office as well as for the hospitality and health care sectors. With Monroe, Michigan as its corporate headquarters La-Z-Boy's common stock is traded on the pacific stock exchanges under the symbol LZB. Currently La-Z-Boy products are distributed under license in many major international countries, including England, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Newzealand, South Africa, Canada and Spain. In all La-Z-Boy has a reach of over 65 countries worldwide.
Presently La-Z-Boy has manufacturing facilities in nine states in the US and in canada along with manufacturing operations in Mexico, the UK, Thailand etc. Company type public annual, turnover us $2 billion 2004, employees 16,034 interesting facts: La-Z-Boy invented and perfected the recliner. La-z-boy is by far the largest manufacturer of upholstered furniture no other brand is in more homes than La-Z-Boy Recliners. |
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