Full-Time

Store Manager

Posted on 12/13/2025

La-Z-Boy

La-Z-Boy

1,001-5,000 employees

Manufactures and retails residential furniture

Compensation Overview

$60k - $95k/yr

+ Commission + Bonus

Odenton, MD, USA

In Person

Category
Retail (1)
Required Skills
Branding/Brand Strategy
Financial analysis
Customer Service
Requirements
  • Education: bachelor’s degree; or equivalent experience.
  • Experience: 3-5 years in business unit with a sales retail emphasis.
  • Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, financial understanding, adept interpersonal communication, analytical abilities, goal orientation, team management, and customer service.
  • Other: Ability to work the schedule and hours dictated by business needs, to include evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Responsibilities
  • Provide guidance, training, and support to sales teams to improve sales techniques, strategies, and overall performance.
  • Responsible for leading and supervising the entire employee life cycle, including recruitment selection, training, and development and succession planning by cultivating and maintaining a top-performing team.
  • Enhance employee engagement and nurture a positive workplace culture and build effective teams.
  • Communicates effectively.
  • Achieve or surpass store and annual operating benchmarks.
  • Evaluate team performance, objectives, and behaviors to determine effectiveness.
  • Model the highest standards for surpassing customer expectations. Learn, model and teach established sales and design processes.
  • Sustain store profitability by maintaining profit and loss statements, financial metrics, and margins.
  • Model and teach product knowledge.
  • Champion the company’s brand strategy and first-in-class customer experience.
  • Align merchandizing, pricing and product flow to company standards.
  • Uphold brand visual standards in the store by ensuring cleanliness in employee and customer areas.
  • Leverages store visit forms.
  • Hosts regular weekly, monthly and quarterly meetings with staff.
  • Ensure proper execution of all existing and new systems and administrative procedures.
  • Collaborate with support teams to ensure flawless execution of operational excellence.
  • Adhere to legal and efficient accounting procedures.
  • Plan and execute sales promotion and events along with projects as needed for the improvement of the market and company.
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience managing in a retail environment with a strong focus on sales.
  • Thorough understanding of profit and loss
  • Strong business acumen
  • Advanced interpersonal skills, communication skills & experience in building effective relationships.

La-Z-Boy is a U.S. furniture maker and retailer focused on residential pieces, especially recliners and upholstered furniture. It designs, manufactures, imports, exports, and distributes its products in a vertically integrated operation, giving it tight control over quality and branding. The company runs a large chain of La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries and sells through its stores and other retailers, combining in-house manufacturing with direct-to-consumer retail. Its approach centers on delivering comfortable, personalized, and stylish home furnishings to households in the United States, Canada, and abroad. What sets it apart is its scale and integration: owning both the production and a substantial single-branded retail network helps ensure a consistent brand experience across markets. The company’s goal is to provide reliable, comfortable furniture for homes while expanding its brand presence through direct retail and partner channels.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Monroe, Louisiana

Founded

1927

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Retail expansion adds 15 stores in 2026 after 15-store acquisition, boosting network to 374.
  • New Glendale distribution center enhances Southwest delivery times and logistics efficiency.
  • Credit facility extended to July 2030 provides flexibility for Century Vision growth strategy.

What critics are saying

  • Global tariffs raise imported upholstery costs, dropping Q3 2026 net income to $21.65 million.
  • Banner House acquisition of American Drew and Kincaid on April 21 forces external sourcing.
  • Ashley Furniture promotions undercut recliner prices in La-Z-Boy's 60% company-owned stores.

What makes La-Z-Boy unique

  • La-Z-Boy holds patents on over 200 recliner styles and mechanisms since 1927.
  • Vertically integrated model controls manufacturing and 190+ company-owned Furniture Galleries stores.
  • AudioLuxe line integrates Klipsch Dolby Atmos sound into recliners, launched April 2026.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Feb 26th, 2026
La-Z-Boy Q3 profit falls as tariffs and weak demand threaten margins

La-Z-Boy reported third-quarter fiscal 2026 results with sales rising slightly to $541.59 million but net income falling to $21.65 million year-on-year. The furniture maker reaffirmed its quarterly dividend of $0.242 per share and guided fourth-quarter sales to $560 million–$580 million. Management highlighted ongoing demand challenges and uncertainty from new global tariffs, which are pressuring operations and margins. The company faces headwinds from weak consumer traffic and potential discounting pressure, whilst tariff-related costs add further risk. Despite softer earnings, La-Z-Boy maintained its dividend, signalling commitment to shareholder returns over rapid growth. Analysts project modest 3% annual revenue growth, with earnings expected to reach $126.5 million by 2028, though current margin pressures and tariff exposure may test these forecasts.

Big Furniture Group
Dec 19th, 2025
La-Z-Boy confirms closure of UK manufacturing facility

La-Z-Boy confirms closure of UK manufacturing facility. Upholstery manufacturer La-Z-Boy has confirmed the "difficult" decision to close its UK manufacturing facility in Colne. The announcement comes after the company had entered into a consultation period with staff at the location, which began in late October 2025. The UK facility, employs around 125 staff, will cease production by the end of April next year. A statement said: "Following the completion of a consultation period which began on October 29, La-Z-Boy Incorporated has made the difficult decision to close its UK manufacturing facility. "During the discussions and individual consultation meetings, several suggestions were received and explored, but none were sufficient to ensure the future commercial viability of the plant. Operations at La-Z-Boy Manufacturing UK Ltd will wind down in phases, with production ceasing by the end of its current fiscal year, in April 2026. "Big Furniture Group recognize the impact this decision will have on its valued employees and their families and are committed to supporting them throughout the transition. All impacted employees will receive outplacement assistance, as well as a redundancy package. "La-Z-Boy remains committed to its UK business, and our wholesale supply for the UK and Ireland will continue without interruption from our existing global manufacturing network."

Big Furniture Group
Dec 11th, 2025
William Boor elected to La-Z-Boy's Board of Directors

William Boor elected to La-Z-Boy's Board of Directors. La-Z-Boy Incorporated, a global leader in the retail and manufacture of residential furniture, has announced that William (Bill) Boor has joined the company's Board of Directors, effective from 8 December 2025. "We are pleased to welcome Bill to our Board of Directors and look forward to his insights and contributions," said Melinda Whittington, Board Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. "With a long history of service as both a public company CEO and an independent director, Bill has a proven track record of driving transformational growth, strong governance, and servant leadership. These skillsets, combined with his expertise in leading a housing manufacturer and retailer will make him a valuable addition to our Board as we advance our Century Vision growth strategy." Bill Boor is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cavco Industries, Inc., a role he has held since 2019. Under his leadership, Cavco Industries, Inc. - a leading designer and producer of factory-built homes - has advanced a multi-year growth strategy focused on strategic brand acquisitions, organizational restructuring, enhanced digital marketing investments, and the implementation of an integrated value framework centered on operational excellence. His extensive experience provides the Board with strong governance leadership and deep expertise in supply chain oversight. Previously, Bill held executive roles with public building materials, homebuilding, and mining companies. "I've been very impressed by the team at La-Z-Boy and am honoured to join the Board. I look forward to the work ahead, building on the company's legacy and advancing its strategy to drive growth and value creation for all stakeholders," said Bill.

AZ Big Media
Nov 7th, 2025
La-Z-Boy opens distribution center in Glendale

La-Z-Boy opens distribution center in Glendale. La-Z-Boy Incorporated, the American furniture brand celebrated for its quality, comfort, and timeless design, has opened its newest distribution center in Glendale. The state-of-the-art facility spans approximately 225,000 square feet and employs approximately 30 team members. Located at 17000 W Glendale Ave Ste D100, this advanced facility represents La-Z-Boy Incorporated's continued investment in operational excellence and its commitment to efficiently serving customers and retail partners across the Valley and the greater Southwest region. The new Glendale Distribution Center will serve as a key logistics hub, streamlining product storage, order fulfillment, and delivery operations. The facility enhances the company's ability to meet growing consumer demand, support faster delivery times, and maintain high standards of service and product care. This is part of La-Z-Boy Incorporated's multi-year project to transform its distribution network and home delivery program, aimed at strengthening operations and delivering an even better consumer experience. "The investment and growth we're experiencing in Glendale continues," said Glendale Mayor Jerry P. Weiers. "I remember how excited we were when La-Z-Boy chose to open their first facility here. Now, seeing them expand with a second location speaks volumes about the strength of our city and the continued growth and opportunity we're creating together." La-Z-Boy Incorporated's decision to expand its operations in Glendale highlights the area's importance as a regional distribution hub and reinforces the company's long-term commitment to Arizona. The expansion demonstrates the trust that established companies place in Glendale's continued growth and potential for long-term success.

CityBiz
Aug 11th, 2025
Urban Edge Properties Signs La-Z-Boy For New Store At Goucher Commons

Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) has announced a long-term lease at Goucher Commons in Towson, MD with La-Z-Boy, a global leader in residential furniture.

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