WASHINGTON — LL Flooring, the specialty flooring company formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is closing down about a quarter of its stores as the chain files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
In a letter to customers, CEO Charles Tyson called the filing "a legal tool that will provide us with time and financial flexibility as we pursue a going-concern sale of the business." Tyson stressed the company remains "open for business."
LL Flooring officially filed for bankruptcy in Delaware Sunday, but said in a statement that they are negotiating with several parties interested in buying the business.
In bankruptcy filings and on its website, LL Flooring listed 94 stores in 31 states that would close. More than 300 are expected to remain open as the company seeks buyers.
LL Flooring is one of the largest flooring retailers in the country.
The company changed its name from Lumber Liquidators after a "60 Minutes" report found dangerous levels of formaldehyde in the flooring sold there. The company agreed to a deal in 2019 that had it pay $33 million in fines for misleading investors about the levels of formaldehyde in its laminate flooring.
LL Flooring store closings 2024: Full list of closures
Here is a full list of the stores LL Flooring announced would be closing:
Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Arizona
Mesa, AZ
Phoenix, AZ
Prescott Valley, AZ
California
Bakersfield, CA
Burlingame, CA
Elk Grove, CA
Fairfield, CA
Fresno, CA
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Salinas, CA
S. San Diego, CA
Santee, CA
Torrance, CA
Visalia, CA
Colorado
Longmont, CO
Loveland, CO
Thornton, CO
Connecticut
Milford, CT
North Haven, CT
Norwalk, CT
Waterbury, CT
Florida
Clearwater, FL (Showroom)
Florida City, FL
Gainsville, FL
St. Augustine, FL
Tampa, FL
Georgia
Cumming, GA
Roswell, GA
Illinois
Bloomington, IL
Champaign, IL
Crystal Lake, IL
E. Peoria, IL
Geneva, IL
Mundelein, IL
South Elgin, IL
Indiana
Greenwood, IN
Lafayette, IN
Muncie, IN
Iowa
Davenport, IA
Louisiana
Broussard, LA
Lake Charles, LA
Massachusetts
Framingham, MA
Leominster, MA
Maryland
Edgewood, MD
Lutherville, MD
Michigan
Battle Creek, MI
Kentwood, MI
Minnesota
Chanhassen, MN
Rochester, MN
St. Cloud, MN
Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
Missouri
Chesterfield, MO
Joplin, MO
N. Kansas City, MO
Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
New Jersey
Mount Holly, NJ
Woodbridge, NJ
Woodbury, NJ
New York
Medford, NY
New Hartford, NY
Staten Island, NY
Westbury, NY
North Carolina
Burlington, NC
Ohio
SE Cincinnati, OH
W. Columbus, OH
Reynoldsburg, OH
Solon, OH
Oregon
Albany, OR
Pennsylvania
Exton, PA
Fairless Hills, PA
Philadelphia, PA
Tennessee
Clarksville, TN
Franklin, TN
Jackson, TN
Texas
Abilene, TX
Arlington, TX
College Station, TX
Denton, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Houston Galleria, TX
Katy, TX
Killeen, TX
McAllen, TX
S. San Antonio, TX
Sherman, TX
Utah
Riverdale, UT
Virginia
Woodbridge, VA
Washington
Bellingham, WA
Olympia, WA
Yakima, WA
West Virginia
Beckley, WV
Parkersburg, WV
Wisconsin
Menomonee Falls, WI
