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Haynes Furniture files WARN notice for 83 Virginia Beach jobs

Haynes Furniture files WARN notice for 83 Virginia Beach jobs

Money Moves Virginia Beach, VA local

The chain's flagship store is scheduled to close November 11, part of a 12-store wind-down after 128 years

October 30th, 2026: WARN notice filed for 83 Virginia Beach employees

Overview

Updated 5 hours ago

Haynes Furniture told Virginia regulators on October 30 that 83 jobs at its Virginia Beach Boulevard store will end on November 11. The notice arrived 12 days before the closure date it names, well short of the 60 days federal law generally requires before a mass layoff.

That store is the company's flagship and headquarters. It is one of twelve Haynes Furniture and The Dump Luxe Furniture Outlet locations the family announced on October 8 it would close for good, citing Executive Chairman E.J. Strelitz's retirement rather than insolvency.

Why it matters

A 128-year-old Virginia furniture family is closing 12 stores in five states, and its Hampton Roads flagship is now cutting jobs.

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Key Indicators

83
Jobs in the Virginia Beach WARN filing
Employees affected at the 5324 Virginia Beach Boulevard store, per the October 30 notice.
12
Stores closing
Four Haynes showrooms and eight The Dump outlets across five states.
128
Years in business
The chain traces to a Norfolk store founded in 1898.
4
Haynes showrooms included in the closure
Newport News, Virginia Beach and two in Richmond.
5
States with closing stores
Virginia, Arizona, Georgia, Illinois and Texas.

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People Involved

ES
E.J. Strelitz
Executive Chairman, Haynes Furniture Company
Retiring as the company winds down
JS
Jessica Strelitz
Daughter of E.J. Strelitz; family spokesperson
Speaking for the family on the closure
 Aaron Miller
Aaron Miller
President, SB360 Capital Partners
Running the going-out-of-business sales

Organizations Involved

HF
Haynes Furniture Company Inc.
Furniture retailer
Closing all four showrooms

A family-run Virginia furniture chain now liquidating its showrooms.
TD
The Dump Luxe Furniture Outlet
Off-price furniture outlet
Closing all eight locations

The closeout arm that sold brand-name furniture at discounts the company documented at 40% to 80% off.
SB360 Capital Partners
SB360 Capital Partners
Liquidation firm
Running the liquidation sales

The firm hired to convert Haynes and The Dump inventory into cash.
Virginia Works (Virginia Employment Commission)
Virginia Works (Virginia Employment Commission)
State agency
Publishes the WARN notices that disclosed the Virginia Beach filing

The Virginia agency that collects and posts layoff and closure notices from employers.

Timeline

1898 October 2026

7 events Latest: October 30th, 2026 · 1 week ago
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  1. WARN notice filed for 83 Virginia Beach employees

    Latest Labor

    The notice names a November 11 closure date, 12 days after the filing.

  2. Retirement, not insolvency, cited as the cause

    Statement

    Jessica Strelitz tells The Virginian-Pilot her father chose to retire.

  3. Company announces permanent closure of all 12 stores

    Closure

    Going-out-of-business sales start that morning; SB360 Capital Partners runs the liquidation.

  4. Out-of-state Dump stores slated to close

    Closure

    Furniture Today reports Arizona, Georgia, Illinois and Texas locations will shut.

  5. The Dump launches

    Expansion

    Off-price outlet format adds a second banner selling luxury closeouts at steep discounts.

  6. Virginia Beach flagship opens

    Expansion

    A 327,000-square-foot building costing $3 million opens with a two-floor showroom.

  7. Haynes opens in Norfolk

    Origins

    L.D. Haynes founds the store that Ellis Strelitz later buys and expands.

Scenarios

1

Liquidation runs its course and all 12 stores go dark

Likely Resolves by Q2 2027

Discussed by: Haynes Furniture statements reported by The Virginian-Pilot, and Furniture Today's store-closing coverage

The company has said final closing dates depend on how quickly remaining inventory sells, and SB360 began the sale on October 8. The likeliest path is that each location closes as its stock runs out, with the Virginia Beach flagship following the November 11 date in the WARN filing or shortly after.

2

More Virginia WARN filings disclose the rest of the state's job losses

Possible Resolves by Q1 2027

Discussed by: No public prediction; the question follows from the single-state filing covering only one of five Virginia locations

The October 30 notice covers only the Virginia Beach store, while four other Virginia sites are also closing: Haynes in Newport News and two in Richmond, plus The Dump in Norfolk and Richmond. Whether those generate their own notices depends on site headcount, since federal WARN thresholds scale with employer size.

3

A new tenant or owner takes over the Virginia Beach Boulevard flagship

Uncertain Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: No buyer or tenant has been announced; this rests on the size and location of the 327,000-square-foot property

The 1973 building on Virginia Beach Boulevard is the largest asset in the wind-down and sits on a commercial corridor. A successor retailer, a redevelopment, or a long vacancy are all possible, and nothing public yet points to which.

Historical Context

3 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

Late 2025 into 2026

Value City Furniture bankruptcy and liquidation (2025-2026)

Value City Furniture, another large American furniture chain, filed for bankruptcy in late 2025 and then closed all of its stores, according to Furniture Today reporting cited by The Virginian-Pilot.

Then

Stores liquidated and shut, removing a national competitor from the market.

Now

Other chains kept expanding through the same period; Bob's Discount Furniture, which has Hampton Roads locations, continued opening stores despite tariffs and soft consumer confidence.

Why this matters now

It is the obvious comparison for any furniture chain closing in this period, but Haynes' stated cause is different: the chairman's retirement, not a bankruptcy filing.

March 2005

The Dump Luxe Furniture Outlet launch (2005)

E.J. Strelitz, brother-in-law David Brand and a team created an off-price outlet selling brand-name closeouts, overstocks and cancelled orders, advertising discounts of 40% to 80% off established prices. It grew to eight stores in five states.

Then

Gave the family business a second format and a national footprint beyond Virginia.

Now

The format lasted 21 years, and its out-of-state stores were the first marked for closure in September 2026.

Why this matters now

The expansion that bought the company two more decades is also the part unwinding first, which is why the Virginia closings came second rather than first.

March 1973

Haynes' Virginia Beach flagship opening (1973)

Haynes opened a 327,000-square-foot building on Virginia Beach Boulevard with a 140,000-square-foot showroom across two floors. It cost $3 million to build and held about $6 million in inventory, and the parking lot filled on opening day.

Then

Became the company's best-known store and its headquarters.

Now

Anchored the chain's Hampton Roads presence for 53 years.

Why this matters now

That same address is the site of the 83-job WARN notice filed in October 2026.

Sources

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Virginia Works PR Newswire The Virginian-Pilot Furniture Today Secured Finance Network