Kirkland's, Inc. is an American

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that sells home decor, furniture, textiles, accessories and gifts. It operates 361 stores in 35 states as well as an e-commerce enabled website. It is based in

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, when they began selling home accessories at low prices. As of September 2018, the chain has grown to 431 stores in 37 states. In September 2018, Kirkland's announced it had named Steve Woodward as the new CEO, replacing interim CEO, Mike Cairnes. Co-founder Robert Kirkland was also the main funder for nationally acclaimed museum and fun park,

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, located in Union City, Tennessee.

Philanthropy

Each year, Kirkland's hosts events and special promotions in benefit of Camp Charley, a camp for critically ill children in

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. Kirkland's past philanthropic projects also include participation in ABC's '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life, as well as promotion of a holiday-themed music CD in benefit of ''

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Restatement

On March 17, 2005, the company said quarterly profit fell, and it would restate prior period financial statements to reflect corrections to its lease-related accounting.

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* {{Official website, http://www.kirklands.com/ Companies based in Nashville, Tennessee Furniture retailers of the United States Home decor retailers American companies established in 1966 Retail companies established in 1966 1966 establishments in Tennessee Companies listed on the Nasdaq Jackson, Tennessee Online retailers of the United States