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Article: Garden Ridge Corporation
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- International Directory of Company Histories
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Garden Ridge Corporation
19411 Atrium Place, Suite 170
Houston, Texas 77084
U.S.A.
(2810) 579-7901
Fax: (281) 578-0999
Public Company
Incorporated:
1979 as Garden Ridge Pottery
Employees:
3,125
Sales:
$304.7 million (1998)
Stock Exchanges:
NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol:
GRDG
SICs:
5331 Variety Stores
Fast becoming a national retailer, Garden Ridge Corporation operates a chain of more than 25 stores scattered throughout the southern and southeastern United States. Strictly a Texas-based retailer until 1995, Garden Ridge accelerated its expansion after a May 1995 conversion to public ownership. Management during the late 1990s projected that the company would operate on a national basis and generate sales ...