California Closets
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California Closets is a closet
company headquartered in Berkeley
, California
. Its main products are centered around custom made storage
solutions for any area within the home
.
California Closets began business in 1978, was purchased by Williams-Sonoma
in 1990, which in turn sold California Closets in 1994 returning it to an independent company status. In 1998 California Closets was acquired by The Franchise Company which is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation
.
The New York Times
wrote that California Closets was one of the initial companies to "offer sleek storage for those doing without an architect".
The price of the company's products range from $400 to $30,000. In 2005, California Closets had a revenue of $241 million, a 16 percent increase from the prior year.
built for the ground up.
Closet
A closet is a small and enclosed space, a cabinet, or a cupboard in a house or building used for general storage or hanging clothes. A closet for food storage is usually referred to as a pantry...
company headquartered in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Its main products are centered around custom made storage
Storage
Storage may refer to:-Storage of goods:* Warehouse, a commercial building for storage of goods* Self storage, public storage facility-Containers:* Dry cask storage, storing high-level radioactive waste* Food storage...
solutions for any area within the home
Home
A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store personal property. Most modern-day households contain sanitary facilities and a means of preparing food. Animals have their own homes as well, either...
.
California Closets began business in 1978, was purchased by Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma
Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a high-end American consumer retail company that sells kitchenwares, furniture and linens, as well as other housewares and home furnishings, along with a variety of specialty foods, soaps and lotions...
in 1990, which in turn sold California Closets in 1994 returning it to an independent company status. In 1998 California Closets was acquired by The Franchise Company which is a subsidiary of FirstService Corporation
FirstService
- Subsidiaries :*Colliers International - Commercial Real Estate*FirstService Residential Management - Residential Property Management*The Continental Group, Inc.*TFC - Property Services**BrandPoint Services**California Closets**CertaPro Painters**College Pro...
.
The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
wrote that California Closets was one of the initial companies to "offer sleek storage for those doing without an architect".
The price of the company's products range from $400 to $30,000. In 2005, California Closets had a revenue of $241 million, a 16 percent increase from the prior year.
Products
California Closets invented the "hanging closet" (not attached to the floor) which is now an industry standard along side the traditional closetCloset
A closet is a small and enclosed space, a cabinet, or a cupboard in a house or building used for general storage or hanging clothes. A closet for food storage is usually referred to as a pantry...
built for the ground up.