Crate & Barrel is a chain of American retail stores, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in housewares, furniture (indoor and out), and home accessories. Gordon and Carole Segal opened the first store in 1962, on Wells Street in the then-bohemian Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Today there are over 145 stores in the United States. Crate & Barrel has two sister stores. CB2 is geared toward young people who are on the move. The Land of Nod is for children. Image File history File links Crate&BarrelSign. ... Image File history File links Crate&BarrelSign. ... Northbrook is a village located at the north border of Cook County, Illinois. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 606. ... CB2 is a chain of furniture and home accessories stores. ...
The first store opened in response to a flourishing of world trade in home furnishings due to the 1962 Kennedy Agreements. The Segals sought out small European companies that were not represented in America and negotiated direct purchases from these factories that could be sold to the consumer while avoiding a wholesaler's markup. To this day, a majority of Crate & Barrel's products are direct imports from Europe, though Thai, Mexican and Indian glass and textiles can also be found in their stores.
The Segals derived the company name by the materials that they originally used to display items in their Chicago store. They turned over the crates and barrels that the merchandise came in, let the wood excelsior spew out, and stacked up the china and glass. This helped emphasize their strongest selling point that their products were direct imports.
Although locally managed, the controlling stake of Crate & Barrel's stock is now owned by Otto GmbH. Otto GmbH & Co KG (formerly Otto Versand) is the worlds largest mail order company, operating in more than 20 countries. ...
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The Segals were originally going to call their company "Barrel and Crate," until a friend suggested they reverse the words, thus giving the company its now-famous identity.
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Crate and Barrel is a chain of American retail stores, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in housewares, furniture (indoor and out), and home accessories.
They turned over the crates and barrels that the merchandise came in, let the wood excelsior spew out, and stacked up the china and glass.
The Segals were originally going to call their company "Barrel and Crate," until a friend suggested they reverse the words, thus giving the company its now-famous identity.
Crate and Barrel's Carol Sapoznik answered questions about various aspects of holiday entertaining, including gift selection, decorating your home, and what you'll need to throw the perfect party for family and friends.
Carol's tenure, experience and natural affinity with the Crate and Barrel philosophy make her a perfect responder to readers' questions.
Most are made in factories in the USA and most are exclusively designed for Crate and Barrel.
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