- The chain has begun going-out-of-business sales in some stores.
- Others are closing with no official announcement being made.
- Some of the chain’s locations are having inventory blowout sales, but may not be closing.
Sometimes a retailer dies in one big shutdown. In other cases, the chain closes stores in waves as the chain fights for survival.
While that’s happening, the retailer always puts on a brave face and acts like it’s making changes designed to save the whole company, which is usually what the company’s intention is. The problem is that once this chain reaction starts, it’s often hard to stop it.
American Signature Furniture, which also uses the Value City Furniture brand, has been quietly closing stores. In October, the chain confirmed that it would shut down four stars in Tennessee and exit that market.
At the time, the company tried to position the move as a strategic decision.
“This is a strategic business decision focused on our long-term growth priorities,” said ASF COO Pat Sanderson.
The company offered further color on the decision.
“ASF’s exit from the Nashville market is part of the company’s ongoing effort to optimize its store portfolio and strengthen operations in markets where it continues to see the greatest opportunity for growth. ASF remains committed to delivering exceptional style, value, and service to customers across its national footprint,” it shared in a press release.
That could all be true, but just a few weeks later, the company is closing more locations.
American Signature Furniture closes more locations
Value CIty Furniture, an ASF brand, has also confirmed that it will be closing a number of stores in Michigan.
“Employees of Value City Furniture confirm the stores in Novi, Ann Arbor and Lansing are closing their doors. A salespersons in Novi, who spoke to WHMI News, would only say that location remains open until everything inside is sold,” the local news site reported.
Employees in Ann Arbor and Lansing confirmed they were liquidating their locations as well. A worker in Flint said that store is not on the chopping block, for now, according to WHMI.
No timeline was given for the store closures, and Value City Furniture’s parent company, American Signature Furniture, has yet to make a public announcement.
In addition to these closures, when you visit the chain’s website, which is geotargetted, from Florida, you are greeted with a “total inventory blowout” sale on the website.
That does not mean those stores are closing, although a customer service rep through the company’s online chat did say that all items in the store were being sold. It’s unclear whether that’s specifically the Miami location or if it applies to others in Florida.
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The company does not list corporate contact info, and efforts to reach the chain through its posted phone number were not successful.
Furniture Today also reached out to the company for comment and additional details, but did not receive an answer.
This is a developing story and will be updated if new developments occur.
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American Signature Furniture’s closure timeline:
- American Signature Furniture recently shared that it would exit the Tennessee market, closing several Nashville?area stores (Clarksville, Franklin, Madison, Murfreesboro). These closures are part of a strategic market retreat. ASF announced it will close four Nashville?area locations.
Source: PR Newswire - The store?closing sales at those four locations began on Oct.?16,?2025. ASF stated it continues to operate more than 120 stores across 17 states.
Source: PR Newswire - The company cited “difficult business conditions” and is making adjustments (e.g., market exits, workforce changes) to optimize operations.
- Source:Furniture Today
- The parent company, American Signature, Inc., continues to own and operate the retail brands American Signature Furniture and Value City Furniture.
- Multiple store closings in Michigan have been reported by the chain’s employees.
These furniture chains have closed stores in 2024 and 2025
- Badcock Home Furniture & More: Announced it will close all 370 stores across the Southeast after its parent company filed for bankruptcy.
Source: PacerMonitor - American Freight Furniture, Mattress, Appliance: A national furniture & appliance retailer announced full chain closure of all 328 stores starting November?2024 amid bankruptcy filing.
Source: PacerMonitor - At Home Group: Filed for Chapter?11 in June?2025 and announced closures of 26 stores (later updated to 29-30) of its 260 stores. Emerged from bankruptcy in October.
Source: PacerMonitor - The RoomPlace: Filed for Chapter?11 on February?2,?2024; announced that it would close all remaining locations.
Source: PacerMonitor - Conn’s HomePlus: The home goods/furniture retailer filed for bankruptcy in July?2024 and planned to permanently close all of its remaining 174 locations.
Source: PacerMonitor - 5th Avenue Furniture Warehouse Inc.: Filed for Chapter?11 in 2025. Current status shows only a single location remaining from earlier multiple stores.
Source: The Street - Trees n Trends: Home?goods and decor chain closing all six of its stores in 2025, no bankruptcy.
Source: WhatNow - American Mattress: Reported to have filed for Chapter?11 in July?2025, operating nearly 100 stores at the time.
Source: PacerMonitor
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