Tuesday Morning

{{Infobox company

| name = Tuesday Morning Corporation

| logo = Tuesday Morning logo.svg

| image = Tuesday-morning-dfw.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| image_caption = A store in Plano, Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area)

| type = Public

| traded_as = {{NASDAQ was|TUES}} (until 2020)
{{NASDAQ was|TUEM}} (2021-2023)
{{OTC Expert|TUEMQ}} (2023-present)

| founder = Lloyd Ross

| defunct = July 2023 (retail stores)

| fate = Chapter 11 bankruptcy and Liquidation, citing COVID-19 and the 2022 inflation as contributing factors

| area_served = United States

| num_locations = 0 stores (2023), E-commerce only

| key_people = {{plainlist|

Andrew Berger (CEO)

}}

| industry = Discount retail

| products = Gifts, housewares, food, flooring, books, toys, hardware, electronics, clothing, lawn and garden supplies, health and beauty products, sporting goods, pet supplies

| brands = Various

| revenue = {{increase}} US$874.89 million (FY 2015){{cite web |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.tuesday_morning_corporation.91d5e50513741194f38a574b0c42e9c2.html |title=Tuesday Morning Corporation Company Profile |access-date=August 20, 2021 |website=www.dnb.com}}

| operating_income =

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| assets =

| equity =

| num_employees = 7,500 (2020)

| subsid =

| foundation = {{start date and age|1974}}

| location_city = Dallas, Texas

| location_country = United States

| homepage = {{URL|https://www.tuesdaymorning.com}}

| footnotes =

}}

Tuesday Morning Corporation was an American household merchandise discount home goods store headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Founded in 1974, Tuesday Morning once had over 700 locations across the country and advertised itself as having high quality products at low prices.{{cite web|url=https://www.tuesdaymorning.com/contact-us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Tuesday Morning|accessdate=2022-02-01|quote=Our corporate office is located at 6250 LBJ Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75240-6321}}{{Cite web |last=Tuesday Morning Corporation |title=Tuesday Morning {{!}} Our Story |url=https://www.tuesdaymorning.com/our-story |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=www.tuesdaymorning.com |language=en}}

History

Tuesday Morning was established in 1974 by Lloyd Ross. Ross worked with manufacturers to buy their excess merchandise and host limited-time warehouse sales to offer these goods at a discount to the public. Tuesday Morning moved to a pop-up retail location in 1979 with seasonal events.

Tuesday Morning went to full-time retail operations in 1979 and went public in 1984 with 57 stores. At its peak in 2018, Tuesday Morning operated over 700 locations and had sales of over $1 billion. Tuesday Morning focused on discount home goods.

In May 2020, following extended store closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic,{{Cite web|title=TUESDAY MORNING CORPORATION PROVIDES COVID-19 RELATED BUSINESS UPDATE {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-corporation-provides-covid-19-related-business|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}} Tuesday Morning filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning Corporation Files Chapter 11 to Pursue Financial and Operational Reorganization {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-corporation-files-chapter-11-pursue-financial|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}} reorganization and was delisted from the NASDAQ. During the reorganization process Tuesday Morning closed close to 200 unprofitable store locations and a distribution center. In December 2020, Tuesday Morning emerged from bankruptcy with a rights offering, enabling the ability to pay all vendor claims in full and protect shareholder value.{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning Announces Confirmation of Plan of Reorganization {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-announces-confirmation-plan-reorganization|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}} Upon emerging, Tuesday Morning established a new executive leadership team who failed to live up to expectations and tanked the company’s stock from $4+ per share down to 30¢ per share in just over one year.{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning Appoints Experienced Off-Price Retailer, Fred Hand, as Chief Executive Officer {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-appoints-experienced-price-retailer-fred-hand|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning Appoints Experienced Off-Price Retailer, Marc Katz, as Interim Chief Financial Officer {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-appoints-experienced-price-retailer-marc-katz|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning fills out its C-suite|url=https://www.retaildive.com/news/tuesday-morning-fills-out-its-c-suite/606447/?:%202021-09-13%20Retail%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:36674%5D|access-date=2021-10-25|website=Retail Dive|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning Corporation Appoints Paul Metcalf as Acting Chief Merchant {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-corporation-appoints-paul-metcalf-acting-chief|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}}

On May 25, 2021, Tuesday Morning was re-listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange under TUEM.{{Cite web|title=Tuesday Morning Announces Approval to Relist on Nasdaq {{!}} Tuesday Morning Corp.|url=https://ir.tuesdaymorning.com/news-releases/news-release-details/tuesday-morning-announces-approval-relist-nasdaq|access-date=2021-10-25|website=ir.tuesdaymorning.com|language=en}} In 2022, Tuesday Morning was acquired by Retail ECommerce Ventures for $35 million.{{Cite web|url=https://www.retaildive.com/news/tuesday-morning-raises-thirty-five-million-pier-1-owner-retail-ecommerce-ventures/631599/|title=Tuesday Morning gets a lifeline from Pier 1 owners|date=September 12, 2022|access-date=September 29, 2023|website=Retail Dive|language=en}}

On February 14, 2023, Tuesday Morning once again filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy; Tuesday Morning then proceeded to close roughly half of all stores nationwide, including nearly all of its stores in California.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/discount-retailer-tuesday-morning-files-for-bankruptcy-again|title=Discount retailer Tuesday Morning files for bankruptcy again|date=February 14, 2023|access-date=February 14, 2023|website=Bloomberg|language=en}}{{Cite web |last=SFGATE |first=Amanda Bartlett |date=2023-02-19 |title=Discount home goods retailer to close most of its Calif. stores |url=https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/tuesday-morning-closing-stores-17793941.php |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=SFGATE |language=en-US}} On April 28, 2023, just days after the collapse of Bed Bath & Beyond, Tuesday Morning announced that it would be going out of business and close all 200 remaining locations by July 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/business/more-sc-retail-store-closings-as-tuesday-morning-prepares-to-shut-down/article_c4fa8a72-e5fa-11ed-a44c-af96c892afad.html|title=More SC retail store closings as Tuesday Morning prepares to shut down|date=April 28, 2023|access-date=April 28, 2023|website=The Post and Courier|language=en}} All Tuesday Morning store locations officially closed and Tuesday Morning began an ecommerce presence in July 2023. However, on July 10, 2023, Tuesday Morning announced that the Chapter 11 case would be converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation effective July 27, 2023, and liquidate all remaining assets of Tuesday Morning. The e-commerce presence is expected to remain intact and continue operating during the process.{{Cite web|url=https://www.retaildive.com/news/tuesday-morning-converts-bankruptcy-chapter-7/685968/|title=Tuesday Morning moves to convert its bankruptcy to Chapter 7|date=July 10, 2023|access-date=July 24, 2023|website=Retail Dive|language=en}}