The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 11, 2024,[3] and was able to avoid liquidation 3 months later after a last minute deal to be acquired by original founder Tom Sullivan.

Lumber Liquidators Flooring was started in 1994 by Tom Sullivan, a building contractor who began purchasing excess wood from other companies.

On January 5, 1996, the company's first store opened in West Roxbury, Massachusetts, and sold 150 square feet of floors on the first day.

In 2009, Lumber Liquidators began sponsoring Scripps' HGTV, DIY Network and ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

[9] On September 3, 2024, LL Flooring announced that it would shut down its operations and close all 424 locations nationwide after being unable to come to a stalking horse agreement with bidders.

[citation needed] A 2013 report by the Environmental Investigation Agency revealed that Lumber Liquidators' indiscriminate and poor sourcing practices resulted in the destruction of critically endangered tiger habitats and forests.

Shortly after the conviction, Lumber Liquidators lost about 20% in stock value for potential violation of the Lacey Act.

[14][15] The broadcast accused the company of selling an unsafe type of Chinese-made laminate flooring that contained dangerous levels of the carcinogen formaldehyde that exceeded emissions standards.

[23] On October 22, 2015, Lumber Liquidators pleaded guilty in federal court to the illegal importation of hardwood flooring.