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Levitz Furniture

American retailer

Levitz Furniture was a nationwide chain of American furniture stores that helped create the "furniture warehouse" genre of retail furniture sales. It was in business for nearly 100 years before liquidating in bankruptcy in early 2008.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1910Founded1
  • Industryindustrial manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersBoca Raton1
  • Founded inLebanon1

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Levitz Furniture was a nationwide chain of American furniture stores that helped create the "furniture warehouse" genre of retail furniture sales. It was in business for nearly 100 years before liquidating in bankruptcy in early 2008.2

How it started

Growth

The company was founded in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1910 by Richard Levitz.

In the 1960s, Levitz, expanded by Richard's sons Leon and Ralph, successfully pioneered the sales of moderately priced brand-name furniture from a warehouse-style store. It suffered in the 1990s as consumers began to prefer showroom sales that featured spaces arranged to look like actual rooms in houses. The chain continued to expand in 2005, when they acquired Seaman's Furniture and Huffman Koos stores after bankruptcy.

Marketing

The store is known for that slogan and jingle "You'll love it at Levitz" as well as the Spanish-language version with the same slogan and jingle: "Le encantará Levitz."

Bankruptcy and liquidation

From Wikipedia’s article on Levitz Furniture, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1910Founded Founded in Lebanon1

Sources

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