Home decor chain is closing a southeast Michigan location. What to know about At Home
Posted By: Detroit Free Press on August 5, 2025. For more information, please click here to read the source article.
Michigan will lose an At Home store as the retailer expands the number of locations it’s closing in bankruptcy.
The home goods retail chain filed for bankruptcy in June because of high debt and dwindling sales, USA TODAY reported. Following the filing, the company announced it would close 26 stores across several states by Sept. 30, later narrowing it to 24 as At Home said two of the stores would stay open.
Six more At Home stores are now set to close by Sept. 30, bringing the total to 30, according to an Aug. 1 announcement by retail firm Hilco Consumer-Retail.
The latest announcement includes a southeast Michigan location, the At Home store in Ypsilanti now holding liquidation sales as it prepares to close by the fall deadline.
The bankruptcy filing and store closures follow several other “big box” retailers that also significantly downsized their brick-and-mortar footprints in Michigan this year, including Joann Fabrics, JCPenney, Macy’s, and Party City, while Kohl’s avoided closures and Big Lots reopened stores.
Here’s what to know about the closures.
Where is At Home closing a Michigan store?
At Home is conducting liquidation sales and will soon close its store at 3100 Washtenaw Ave. in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
When will the Michigan location close?
The Ypsilanti store will close by Sept. 30, 2025, according to Hilco Consumer-Retail, which was retained to manage At Home’s store closings.
When did At Home file for bankruptcy?
At Home filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on June 16, pointing to “broader economic and retail-specific market pressures,” in court documents.
The company employed about 7,170 employees when it filed for bankruptcy protection.
What is At Home?
At Home is a home goods retailer based in Coppell, Texas, selling home decor, bedding, kitchen supplies, home and yard furniture and more. The company began in 1979 as Garden Ridge Pottery, according to its website.
Why did At Home file for bankruptcy?
Court documents said that rising interest rates, “persistent inflation,” and a growing concern over unsustainable customs costs resulting from increased tariffs led At Home to file for bankruptcy. As a result, At Home has already closed six stores over the past year.
“Given the expenses associated with brick-and-mortar operation and the issues affecting the retail industry, a number of the (At Home) remaining stores are operating at sub-optimal performance levels,” court documents revealed.
As part of the bankruptcy filing, ownership of At Home will be transferred to a group of hedge funds and investment firms based in New York City and San Francisco, as outlined in a news release.
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