Online furniture retailer Wayfair to have four big-box stores operating in the U.S. by 2027

Looking to replace a vacant department store? Wayfair might just be the answer.

Online furniture retailer Wayfair opened its first 150,000-sq.-ft. store last year and has already announced plans to have four big-box stores operating in the U.S. by 2027.

The first Wayfair physical store opened at Eden’s Plaza in Wilmette, Illinois near Chicago in 2024. Since then, Wayfair has announced plans to open a 150,000-sq.-ft. store at Howell Mill shopping center in Atlanta, a 114,000-sq.-ft. store at the Ridge Hill shopping center in Yonkers, N.Y., and a 140,000-sq.-ft. store at The Shops of Northfield in Denver. The Ridge Hill store will open in a vacant Lord & Taylor site in 2027. The Northfield store will be built out in a vacant Macy’s location, and has a late 2026 target opening date.

Northfield is a 1.1-million-square-foot open-air mall anchored by Bass Pro Shops, a Harkins movie theater and a Target store. The new Wayfair store will anchor the north side of the project with access from Northfield Blvd. SRS Real Estate Partners and Newmark arranged the transaction.

While the home furnishings category continues to be dragged down by sluggish home sales in the United States because of persistent elevated interest rates, Wayfair reported yesterday unexpected profit in the second quarter as top line sales rose in the U.S. by 5.3%.

Wayfair’s global revenue was up 6% when excluding sales related to its exit from the German market. This would make it the company’s best growth rate since early 2021 before interest rates spiked sending sales spiraling downwards.

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