La-Z-Boy Incorporated, with annual sales of more than $2 billion, is one of the world s leading residential furniture producers, marketing furniture for every room of the home, as well as for the hospitality, health care and assisted-living industries. La-Z-Boy first introduced the recliner in 1928. Over the subsequent decades, its product line has grown to include a myriad of pieces and styles and its brand name has become highly recognized across the country and around the globe. The La-Z-Boy Upholstery Group companies are Bauhaus, Centurion, Clayton Marcus, England, La-Z-Boy and Sam Moore. The La-Z-Boy Casegoods Group companies are American Drew, American of Martinsville, Hammary, Kincaid, Lea and Pennsylvania House. The corporation s proprietary distribution network is dedicated exclusively to selling La-Z-Boy Incorporated products and brands and includes more than 330 stand-alone La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores and over 330 La-Z-Boy In-Store Galleries, in addition to in-store gallery programs at the company s Kincaid, Pennsylvania House, Clayton Marcus, England and Lea operating units. According to industry trade publications, the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries retail network is North America s largest single-brand furniture retailer.