Wolf Furniture
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail furniture |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder | Charles Wolf, John Fox |
| Defunct | 2020 |
| Fate | Acquired by Art Van Furniture; locations liquidated or sold |
| Headquarters | Altoona , United States |
Area served | Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia |
Key people | Doug Wolf (president from 2000), Gene Stoltz (president from 2013) |
| Products | Furniture |
| Parent | Art Van Furniture (from 2017 to 2020) |
Wolf Furniture was a retail furniture company that operated eighteen showroom locations throughout Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, utilizing the Wolf Furniture and Gardiner Wolf Furniture brand names.
History
Established in 1902 as City Furniture Company by Charles Wolf and John Fox in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the business adopted the name Wolf Furniture Company in 1915 after Wolf purchased Fox’s share and expanded into a new five-story facility. At that period, it stood as the largest furniture retailer between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg.
Upon Charles Wolf’s passing in 1918, his sons George and Herbert broadened the chain to encompass ten stores within the Altoona region. By 1992, Wolf Furniture managed eighteen outlets across Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia before divesting fourteen stores to Heilig-Meyers Furniture. The company subsequently resumed growth, including reestablishing former locations. Doug Wolf assumed the role of the eighth president in 2000. By 2003, annual revenues surpassed $70 million, placing Wolf Furniture among the Top 100 home furnishing retailers nationwide. The chain expanded to twelve stores spanning three states, with its newest showroom opening in Leesburg, Virginia in 2012. In 2013, veteran executive Gene Stoltz was elevated to president.
In 2014, Paula Deen featured her Universal Furniture collection at the Hagerstown showroom. The following year, Wolf Furniture acquired Gardiners Furniture of Maryland, rebranding those outlets as Gardiner Wolf and raising its total store count to eighteen. In 2017, Art Van Furniture purchased Wolf Furniture but maintained its brand identity and leadership team.
Art Van filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2020 with intentions to liquidate all locations. Two former Wolf outlets in central Pennsylvania were purchased by Levin Furniture and reopened under the Levin brand in 2021.
In mid-2024, the Towson, Maryland store resumed operations under new ownership while preserving the Wolf Furniture name.