With plans to relocate its headquarters to Richmond by the end of this year, Lumber Liquidators has more news for the Williamsburg area.
The formerly Toano-based company plans to open one of its retail stores along Richmond Road in Williamsburg, replacing its former headquarters building in Toano.
The new 7,482-square-foot store will be at 6510 Richmond Road.
The staff at the Toano location will transfer to the Williamsburg store to “continue to provide the same value to their community and customers in an improved and more accessible retail space,” Lumber Liquidators announced in a news release Tuesday.
Lumber Liquidators offers more than 400 types of flooring in varying styles. It also sometimes gives special offers for construction, contracting and design professionals.
“As a Virginia-based company, we are excited to open our first store in Williamsburg and be a part of this great community in the Commonwealth,” said Charles Tyson, chief customer experience officer of Lumber Liquidators. “Customers can expect the same quality, trend-right flooring solutions and dedicated team they’ve come to expect at the Toano location, but now in an enhanced and improved space.”
The Williamsburg store will be open every day of the week.
Lumber Liquidators has faced legal trouble for several years.
Formaldehyde was first found in Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring in 2013.
Despite being notified by the California Air Resources Board that their flooring did not comply with emission formaldehyde regulations, the company did not sever its relationship with the Chinese manufacturer until 2015.
As a result of the formaldehyde, the company has been the subject of class-action lawsuits.
In March, Lumber Liquidators agreed to pay a $33 million penalty for filing a “materially false and misleading statement to investors” about its laminate flooring from China.
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The investor statement was sent in response to a 2015 “60 Minutes” investigation into the formaldehyde levels in the flooring.
Under the agreement entered in March, the charge against Lumber Liquidators will be deferred for three years to allow the company to demonstrate “good conduct.”
