this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . march 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message gardner white furniture co. inc. is a furniture store operating company . founded in 1912 gardner white furniture co. is based in auburn hills michigan . 1 it was founded by eugene clinton white and john g. gardner . 2 irwin kahn began working for the family owned retailer in the mid 1950s and eventually became the second generation owner and operator . 3 the company had a single store until 1974 but has since expanded to ten stores and a warehouse in southeastern michigan . 4 the company is one of the largest to partner with best buy 5 and was the first furniture distributor in michigan to bundle televisions and furniture together . 5 the company has recently moved from warren to auburn hills michigan into what was a ryder warehouse . 6 they also now have stores inside of two best buy stores in novi and bloomfield hills . 3 prior to the headquarters move the company held seven locations after the move and new openings inside of best buy stores the company now has a total of 10 locations . 7 the most notable person associated with the company was wxyz tv anchorman bill bonds who lent his personality to tv advertisements . citation needed references edit gardner white furniture company inc. . privco . george n. filler historic michigan 1928 page 307 eugene clinton white secretary and treasurer of the gardner white company one of the large furniture establishments in detroit has worked side by side with john g. gardner in developing the enterprise into one of the leaders in the retail ... a b engel clint 27 july 2012 . gardner white furniture to open test stores in best buy . furniture today . mission statement . gardner white furniture . retrieved 8 march 2013 . a b blake kathy 24 september 2012 . gardner white launches furniture retail concept inside best buy . the oakland press . kalokhe smita 11 may 2012 . gardner white celebrates milestone anniversary with expansion . action news . wxyz tv . retrieved 8 march 2013 . jobs 4 you gardner white to hire 150 200 . clickon detroit . 12 may 2012 . retrieved 8 march 2013 . external links edit official website this michigan related article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this article about furniture or furnishing is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gardner white furniture & oldid 722740216 categories companies based in michiganfurniture retailers of the united statescompanies established in 1912warren michiganauburn hills michigan1912 establishments in michiganmichigan stubsunited states retail company stubsfurniture stubshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from march 2013all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2013all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 29 may 2016 at 22 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view