Featured or mentioned in Furniture Today in the article "Family-owned Texas retailer to close final 2 stores after 78-year run"
Family-owned Texas retailer to close final 2 stores after 78-year run
Thomas Lester//Retail Editor//September 19, 2023
AUSTIN, Texas — Louis Shanks Furniture will begin the going out of business process this week after 78 years in business.
The Austin, Texas-based retailer has been family-owned and operated for four generations and has stores in its hometown and in San Antonio. An independent, regional retailer became nationally recognized by the industry and its customers for its fine furniture selection and impeccably vignetted showrooms. Four generations of the family have contributed to the longevity of Louis Shanks Furniture and maintained the ideals that Louis Shanks founded the stores with almost 80 years ago.
Featured or mentioned in Home News Now in the article "Louis Shanks closing after nearly 80 years in business"
Louis Shanks closing after nearly 80 years in business
by Thomas Russell September 19, 2023
Retailer has been family-owned for its duration, serving as destination for high-end furniture in the Austin, Houston and San Antonio markets
AUSTIN, Texas — Luxury furniture retailer Louis Shanks Furniture announced it is closing its doors after nearly 80 years in business.
The company started a going-out-of-business sale on Sept. 21 at its two stores, including its flagship store in Austin and its sister location in San Antonio. Planned Furniture Promotions is handling the liquidation sales that will include a mix of product in a combined 200,000 square feet of floor space.
Louis Shanks got started in the furniture business as a factory representative for Kroehler Manufacturing Co. He later moved his family to Austin in 1945 and partnered with John Stanford to open the Fourth and Congress Store in downtown Austin. After about five years, they parted ways and Shanks founded Shanks-Meyers with new business partner Harry Meyers.
Featured or mentioned in Home Furnishings Business in the article "Louis Shanks Furniture Going Out of Business After Almost 80 Years"
Louis Shanks Furniture Going Out of Business After Almost 80 Years
September 19, 2023 by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry
An iconic retail brand throughout Texas and once ranked among the top 100 furniture stores in the U.S., Louis Shanks Furniture announced it is going out of business after almost eight decades and closing its remaining two stores, the flagship Austin location and its sister store in San Antonio.
Louis Shanks Furniture has been family-owned and operated for four generations. An independent, regional retailer became nationally recognized by the industry and its loyal customers for its fine furniture selection and impeccably vignetted showrooms.
Four generations of the family have contributed to the longevity of Louis Shanks Furniture and maintained the ideals that Louis Shanks founded the stores with almost 80 years ago.