Wren Kitchens closes all Long Island and U.S. showrooms and Home Depot 'studios'

Wren Kitchens, a United Kingdom-based designer and manufacturer of kitchen cabinets and countertops, has filed for bankruptcy, closing all its stores nationwide last week, including 11 on Long Island.

The company filed for Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy in Delaware on Friday, according to bankruptcy court filings. As of Tuesday, the company’s website had a message that read: "We regret to inform you that our showrooms and studios are now closed."

Officials with the company, as well as its attorney in the bankruptcy case, did not respond to calls and emails seeking comment.

The company, founded in 2008, has estimated liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million, according to its bankruptcy filing.

Wren had four larger, standalone showrooms in Commack, Levittown, Massapequa and Selden. The company in 2024 entered a partnership to house "studio" locations inside The Home Depot stores, including in Copiague, Elmont, Freeport, Patchogue, Riverhead, Shirley and South Setauket, according to an archived version of the company’s website from February.

The company, which expanded to the U.S. market in 2020, starting with a Connecticut showroom, also had a presence in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, according to its website.

"Wren Kitchens has alerted us that they’ve ceased operations in the United States, which includes closing their showrooms in our stores," Atlanta-based The Home Depot said in a statement issued to Newsday on Monday.

"We had no previous notice of Wren’s intent to close, and we're actively evaluating how this has affected Wren customers to help those who may have questions or issues," the retailer said.

Home Depot referred specific questions about Wren’s operations and bankruptcy to the U.K. company.

Some customers in Connecticut, where Wren had a large presence, reported being out more than $20,000 on fixtures they had purchased from the company for renovations, according to reports from NBCConnecticut.com.

Given that the bankruptcy is a Chapter 7 filing and not a Chapter 11, where businesses attempt to reorganize debts to keep operating, prospects that affected consumers will be fully reimbursed are "not good," said bankruptcy and restructuring lawyer Patrick Collins, a partner at Farrell Fritz in Uniondale.

"The fact that it’s a Chapter 7 versus a Chapter 11 usually tells you that the liquidation is not likely to yield a lot for creditors," Collins said.

Grant Farnsworth, president of the Farnsworth Group, an Indianapolis-based market research firm focused on the construction and home improvement industry, said businesses in the industry have been facing slowing growth over the past year.

"The industry as a whole has been flat," Farnsworth said.

A combination of factors, including inflation, tariffs and consumer confidence, has led many homeowners to hold back on bigger-ticket home improvements, like kitchen and bathroom renovations, which likely impacted Wren’s operations, Farnsworth said.

"The idea that the consumer isn’t feeling super confident in writing big checks is going to impact someone like Wren," he said. "Those are larger projects and they are being deferred and being put on hold right now."

Maria Pace, spokesperson for Brixmor Property Group, which owns the College Plaza shopping center in Selden, where a Wren’s showroom was located, confirmed that the 30,656-square-foot showroom has closed along with Wren’s other U.S. sites.

"At this time, there is no news to share about a replacement," Pace said in an email. "However, this is a highly desirable center, and we anticipate strong demand from prospective tenants."

Newsday's Tory N. Parrish contributed to this story.