Lakeshore has grown from that first brick-and-mortar store to a leading developer and retailer of top-quality classroom furniture and materials for early childhood programs, elementary schools and homes. Plus, we now offer a range of furniture options to support middle school and high school learning spaces. Today, we have a thriving e-commerce business, a national sales division with over 80 local reps around the country, multiple catalogs and 60+ retail locations to serve our customers. We attribute our growth to the more than 3,500 people who make up our team—a dynamic mix of veteran employees plus new talent. The combined efforts of our people allow us to reach for new heights—as we continue to experiment and grow. For example, we’ve expanded our export market, opened offices in Asia and built a second distribution center in Midway, Kentucky—increasing our inventory space to 2.4 million square feet. We also continue to reinvent ourselves and explore new areas. For example, we’ve introduced Flex-Space Furniture, Flex-Space Jr.® Furniture and Engage Modular Furniture to meet the needs of 21st-century classrooms. We also launched Design, Delivery & Installation by Lakeshore—our end-to-end service for bringing learning spaces to life. And to help educators meet specific needs, our Custom Solutions team works hand in hand with districts and nonprofits to create custom learning materials to support the needs of all learners.
