Haynes Furniture and The Dump are shutting their doors for good, bringing an end to a family retail legacy that stretches back 128 years. Going-out-of-business sales kicked off at 10 a.m. Thursday across all locations, including four Haynes showrooms in Virginia and eight The Dump outlets spread across five states.
The announcement, detailed in a company release carried by prnewswire.com, confirms that both chains will close permanently, with SB360 Capital Partners brought in to help run the liquidation sales. SB360 is described as one of the country's leading asset disposition and advisory firms, according to the same release. As reported by WAVY.com, the closures will touch every Haynes and Dump location still in operation.
Haynes Furniture traces its roots to Grace Street in Richmond and Main Street in Norfolk, according to Furniture Today, which also reported that the closings will include eight The Dump locations and four Haynes Furniture showrooms. The business has been run by the Strelitz family across several generations, and E.J. Strelitz, now executive chairman, said in the company statement that the moment is bittersweet. He said the closure reflects gratitude for four generations of customers and employees, and that he's committed to standing by the associates who worked alongside him in Haynes showrooms, The Dump outlets, the Williamsburg distribution center, and the Virginia Beach Boulevard flagship headquarters.
From a Virginia Storefront to a National Off-Price Chain
The Dump's story grew out of Haynes decades later. Strelitz, his brother-in-law David Brand, and a team of additional talent created The Dump Luxe Furniture Outlet, according to the prnewswire release, which opened in March 2005 per Furniture Today's reporting. The outlet brought the off-price retail model to furniture through famous-brand closeouts, overstocks and deals, reflecting The Dump's off-price niche.
For more than 21 years, The Dump served millions of shoppers, interior designers and decorators, according to the prnewswire statement. That run now ends alongside Haynes's much longer history, with Strelitz saying he looks forward to a new chapter that gives him more time to give back to the communities his forebears loved.
Biggest Sale Ever Hits a Dozen Showrooms
Strelitz called the closing sale the companies' biggest ever, saying it will feature an extensive assortment of brand-name furniture, mattresses and rugs with substantial savings and further markdowns. In Virginia, Haynes showrooms affected include locations on Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, Hull Street Road and Broad Street in Richmond, and Virginia Beach Boulevard in Virginia Beach. The Dump's footprint spans Norfolk and Richmond in Virginia; Houston and Irving in Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; the Chicago suburbs of Deerfield and Lombard, Illinois; and Tempe, Arizona.
The closures land amid a broader slowdown for furniture retailers nationally. U.S. Census Bureau data show that furniture and home furnishings store retail sales in January 2026 were down 3.9 percent from a year earlier, a sign of the pressure weighing on the sector even before Haynes and The Dump made their announcement. Other long-running furniture chains have faced similar reckonings recently; TheStreet reported that a 60-year-old furniture chain moved to liquidate and close its stores after its owner decided to retire, though the circumstances behind that closure differ from the Haynes and Dump announcement.
For now, shoppers in Virginia, Texas, Georgia and Illinois have a narrowing window to visit showrooms that have anchored their communities for generations. The going-out-of-business sales are already underway, with the Strelitz family framing the closures as the final chapter of a business built across four generations of customers and employees.
