Crate and Barrel

Crate & Barrel is a chain of American retail stores, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in housewares, furniture (indoor and out), and home accessories. Gordon and Carole Segal opened the first store in 1962, on Wells Street in the then-bohemian Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Today there are over 170 stores in the United States. Crate & Barrel has two sister stores. CB2 is home furnishings division geared toward young adults... more

Crate & Barrel is a chain of American retail stores, based in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in housewares, furniture (indoor and out), and home accessories. Gordon and Carole Segal opened the first store in 1962, on Wells Street in the then-bohemian Old Town neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Today there are over 170 stores in the United States. Crate & Barrel has two sister stores. CB2 is home furnishings division geared toward young adults created in 2000, and The Land of Nod sells home furnishings and gifts for children. After their honeymoon in Europe, the Segals became interested in providing functional yet aesthetically pleasing products to young couples who were just starting out. They were surprised to see that Europe had many beautiful and durable products at reasonable prices, and were inspired to start their own store in the United States. The first store opened in response to a flourishing of world trade in home furnishings due to the early 1960s round of talks about... less