{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"176129","rtpr_id":"nPn6Ppt8pa-20261021","ticker":"LZB","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["LZB"],"title":"Consumer Insights Shape La-Z-Boy's Latest Innovations, Including The New PowerLift Chair Collection And AudioLuxe","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-21T20:15:00.826Z","article_body":"Consumer Insights Shape La-Z-Boy's Latest Innovations, Including The New PowerLift Chair Collection And AudioLuxe\nPR Newswire\n\nMONROE, Mich., Oct. 21, 2026\n\nKey Highlights:\n\n * Consumer insights are driving an expanded La-Z-Boy assortment of PowerLift\nrecliners with four new styles offering enhanced comfort, functionality, and\nweight capacity\n * New opening-price-point seating, space-conscious motion furniture, sectionals\nand occasional tables extend the brand across more rooms, homes and life\nstages\n * La-Z-Boy AudioLuxe premium audio furniture line featuring Sound by Klipsch™\nnow available in select stores\nMONROE, Mich., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:\nLZB), a global leader in the retail and manufacture of residential furniture,\nintroduced a broad range of new products at the October 2026 High Point\nMarket. The new introductions are informed by consumer and market insights and\ngrounded in the brand's core benefits of comfort, quality, and customization.\nTogether, they bring function, value, and style to life across the entire\nassortment. The new October introductions will be available in La-Z-Boy stores\nbeginning in early 2027.\n\nThe introductions broaden La-Z-Boy's brand reach across a wider range of\nconsumers, with accessible opening price points that preserve the comfort,\nquality, and customization the brand is known for. The enhanced functionality\ncreates trade-up options to premium innovation for consumers seeking\nadditional support and convenience. New styles are designed for different\ntypes of homes and life stages, from compact spaces and first homes to primary\nliving rooms and long-term comfort needs.\n\n\"We are gaining deeper insights into our consumers, who are actively seeking\nthe unmatched comfort of La-Z-Boy products,\" said Nelly Martínez Garza, Sr.\nDirector of Product Design and Pricing. \"To become the brand of choice at\nevery life stage, we are expanding both our reach and product assortment.\nDelivering best-in-class comfort allows us to serve a wider audience while\nremaining deeply rooted in our heritage.\"\n\nThe October High Point Market product introductions give consumers and\ncustomers more ways to create cohesive rooms while balancing comfort,\nfunctionality, and style. This continued focus on product development rooted\nin consumer insights supports the Century Vision strategy by expanding the\nreach and relevance of the La-Z-Boy brand across all channels.\n\nAdding breadth to the PowerLift chair lineup\nAs one of the largest lift chair manufacturers and retailers in the country,\nLa-Z-Boy is building on its position in the category with an expanded\nassortment designed to meet distinct consumer needs. The hero collection of\nPowerLift recliners creates a complete assortment across modern and classic\naesthetics, scale, and price. New introductions offer zero gravity\nfunctionality, triple articulation (headrest, lumbar support, and footrest), a\nredesigned wired remote, and a variety of sizes. iClean(® )Plus, an\nexclusive, high-performance stain-resistant fabric technology with an added\nmoisture barrier, is also available as a customization option. The full\nassortment gives consumers and customers a clear step-up story built around\ncomfort, value, and functionality, with meaningful choice across styles,\nfeatures, and price points.\n\nFresh choices in recliners, motion, and stationary seating\nThe company has added more depth to its opening-price-point line to delight\nand inspire aspirational La-Z-Boy consumers while delivering compelling value\nand retaining the comfort and quality for which the brand is known. These\nproducts expand access to the La-Z-Boy brand with fresh silhouettes and\nclassic comfort. The motion furniture introduction also responds to changing\nneeds and preferences for cleaner tailoring and space-conscious profiles\nwithout sacrificing a full-size seating experience.\n\nAudioLuxe brings premium audio to La-Z-Boy comfort\nLa-Z-Boy AudioLuxe the company's new premium audio furniture line featuring\nSound by Klipsch, is now arriving in select La-Z-Boy stores. Similar to the\nnew PowerLift lineup, it was designed using consumer-led insights. AudioLuxe\npairs La-Z-Boy's signature customizable comfort with integrated premium audio,\nincluding speakers and subwoofers built directly into recliners and motion\nfurniture. The result expands the La-Z-Boy assortment in an innovative new\nway, combining comfort and technology for today's home.\n\nAbout La-Z-Boy:\nLa-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) is a leading vertically integrated retailer\nand manufacturer of high-quality, custom furniture that transforms the home.\nFounded on American heritage, the iconic La-Z-Boy brand has been synonymous\nwith comfort, quality, and craftsmanship for 100 years. As an end-to-end\nenterprise, the company manages every aspect of its business—from retail,\nmanufacturing, and design to distribution and after-service care.\n\nLa-Z-Boy Incorporated brings timeless and modern furniture to life through a\nretail network of approximately 380 La-Z-Boy stores, including 237\ncompany-owned locations, and its digital platform at La-Z-Boy.com. Within the\nWholesale segment, the company manufactures comfortable, high quality, custom\nfurniture, with over 95% of its products produced in North America. Its\nJoybird(®) brand is an omnichannel retailer and manufacturer of modern,\ncustom upholstered furniture, operating 19 U.S. stores. With a global team of\nabout 10,000 employees, La-Z-Boy Incorporated was named to TIME's 2026 list of\nAmerica's Most Iconic Companies and Newsweek's 2025 list of America's Best\nRetailers, ranking No. 1 in the furniture category. The company continues to\nshape the way people live by delivering the transformational power of comfort.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:\nThis news release contains \"forward-looking\" statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to\nhistorical or current facts. Generally, forward-looking statements include\ninformation concerning expectations, projections or trends relating to our\nresults of operations, financial results, financial condition, strategic\ninitiatives and plans, acquisitions, divestitures, expenses, dividends, share\nrepurchases, liquidity, use of cash and cash requirements, borrowing capacity,\ninvestments, future economic performance, and our business and industry.\n\nThe forward-looking statements in this press release are based on certain\nassumptions and currently available information and are subject to various\nrisks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our\ncontrol. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know\nabout or that we currently consider to be immaterial may also affect our\nbusiness operations and financial results. Our actual future results and\ntrends may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, including, but\nnot limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in our Fiscal 2026\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K and other factors identified in our reports filed\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"SEC\"), available on the\nSEC's website at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) . Given these risks and\nuncertainties, you should not rely on forward-looking statements as a\nprediction of actual results. We are including this cautionary note to make\napplicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements. We\nundertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or for any other reason.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumer-insights-shape-la-z-boys-latest-innovations-including-the-new-powerlift-chair-collection-and-audioluxe-302915974.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumer-insights-shape-la-z-boys-latest-innovations-including-the-new-powerlift-chair-collection-and-audioluxe-302915974.html)\n\nSOURCE La-Z-Boy Incorporated\n\n\n\nInvestor Relations / Media Contact: Mark Becks, CFA, (734) 457-9538, mark.becks@la-z-boy.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1834573/LZB-Inc-logo.jpg?id=OA3032850\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn6Ppt8pa-20261021","title":"Consumer Insights Shape La-Z-Boy's Latest Innovations, Including The New PowerLift Chair Collection And AudioLuxe","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"LZB","created":"2026-10-21T20:15:00.826Z","tickers":["LZB"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Consumer Insights Shape La-Z-Boy's Latest Innovations, Including The New PowerLift Chair Collection And AudioLuxe\nPR Newswire\n\nMONROE, Mich., Oct. 21, 2026\n\nKey Highlights:\n\n * Consumer insights are driving an expanded La-Z-Boy assortment of PowerLift\nrecliners with four new styles offering enhanced comfort, functionality, and\nweight capacity\n * New opening-price-point seating, space-conscious motion furniture, sectionals\nand occasional tables extend the brand across more rooms, homes and life\nstages\n * La-Z-Boy AudioLuxe premium audio furniture line featuring Sound by Klipsch™\nnow available in select stores\nMONROE, Mich., Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:\nLZB), a global leader in the retail and manufacture of residential furniture,\nintroduced a broad range of new products at the October 2026 High Point\nMarket. The new introductions are informed by consumer and market insights and\ngrounded in the brand's core benefits of comfort, quality, and customization.\nTogether, they bring function, value, and style to life across the entire\nassortment. The new October introductions will be available in La-Z-Boy stores\nbeginning in early 2027.\n\nThe introductions broaden La-Z-Boy's brand reach across a wider range of\nconsumers, with accessible opening price points that preserve the comfort,\nquality, and customization the brand is known for. The enhanced functionality\ncreates trade-up options to premium innovation for consumers seeking\nadditional support and convenience. New styles are designed for different\ntypes of homes and life stages, from compact spaces and first homes to primary\nliving rooms and long-term comfort needs.\n\n\"We are gaining deeper insights into our consumers, who are actively seeking\nthe unmatched comfort of La-Z-Boy products,\" said Nelly Martínez Garza, Sr.\nDirector of Product Design and Pricing. \"To become the brand of choice at\nevery life stage, we are expanding both our reach and product assortment.\nDelivering best-in-class comfort allows us to serve a wider audience while\nremaining deeply rooted in our heritage.\"\n\nThe October High Point Market product introductions give consumers and\ncustomers more ways to create cohesive rooms while balancing comfort,\nfunctionality, and style. This continued focus on product development rooted\nin consumer insights supports the Century Vision strategy by expanding the\nreach and relevance of the La-Z-Boy brand across all channels.\n\nAdding breadth to the PowerLift chair lineup\nAs one of the largest lift chair manufacturers and retailers in the country,\nLa-Z-Boy is building on its position in the category with an expanded\nassortment designed to meet distinct consumer needs. The hero collection of\nPowerLift recliners creates a complete assortment across modern and classic\naesthetics, scale, and price. New introductions offer zero gravity\nfunctionality, triple articulation (headrest, lumbar support, and footrest), a\nredesigned wired remote, and a variety of sizes. iClean(® )Plus, an\nexclusive, high-performance stain-resistant fabric technology with an added\nmoisture barrier, is also available as a customization option. The full\nassortment gives consumers and customers a clear step-up story built around\ncomfort, value, and functionality, with meaningful choice across styles,\nfeatures, and price points.\n\nFresh choices in recliners, motion, and stationary seating\nThe company has added more depth to its opening-price-point line to delight\nand inspire aspirational La-Z-Boy consumers while delivering compelling value\nand retaining the comfort and quality for which the brand is known. These\nproducts expand access to the La-Z-Boy brand with fresh silhouettes and\nclassic comfort. The motion furniture introduction also responds to changing\nneeds and preferences for cleaner tailoring and space-conscious profiles\nwithout sacrificing a full-size seating experience.\n\nAudioLuxe brings premium audio to La-Z-Boy comfort\nLa-Z-Boy AudioLuxe the company's new premium audio furniture line featuring\nSound by Klipsch, is now arriving in select La-Z-Boy stores. Similar to the\nnew PowerLift lineup, it was designed using consumer-led insights. AudioLuxe\npairs La-Z-Boy's signature customizable comfort with integrated premium audio,\nincluding speakers and subwoofers built directly into recliners and motion\nfurniture. The result expands the La-Z-Boy assortment in an innovative new\nway, combining comfort and technology for today's home.\n\nAbout La-Z-Boy:\nLa-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE: LZB) is a leading vertically integrated retailer\nand manufacturer of high-quality, custom furniture that transforms the home.\nFounded on American heritage, the iconic La-Z-Boy brand has been synonymous\nwith comfort, quality, and craftsmanship for 100 years. As an end-to-end\nenterprise, the company manages every aspect of its business—from retail,\nmanufacturing, and design to distribution and after-service care.\n\nLa-Z-Boy Incorporated brings timeless and modern furniture to life through a\nretail network of approximately 380 La-Z-Boy stores, including 237\ncompany-owned locations, and its digital platform at La-Z-Boy.com. Within the\nWholesale segment, the company manufactures comfortable, high quality, custom\nfurniture, with over 95% of its products produced in North America. Its\nJoybird(®) brand is an omnichannel retailer and manufacturer of modern,\ncustom upholstered furniture, operating 19 U.S. stores. With a global team of\nabout 10,000 employees, La-Z-Boy Incorporated was named to TIME's 2026 list of\nAmerica's Most Iconic Companies and Newsweek's 2025 list of America's Best\nRetailers, ranking No. 1 in the furniture category. The company continues to\nshape the way people live by delivering the transformational power of comfort.\n\nCautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:\nThis news release contains \"forward-looking\" statements within the meaning of\nthe Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking\nstatements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to\nhistorical or current facts. Generally, forward-looking statements include\ninformation concerning expectations, projections or trends relating to our\nresults of operations, financial results, financial condition, strategic\ninitiatives and plans, acquisitions, divestitures, expenses, dividends, share\nrepurchases, liquidity, use of cash and cash requirements, borrowing capacity,\ninvestments, future economic performance, and our business and industry.\n\nThe forward-looking statements in this press release are based on certain\nassumptions and currently available information and are subject to various\nrisks and uncertainties, many of which are unforeseeable and beyond our\ncontrol. Additional risks and uncertainties that we do not presently know\nabout or that we currently consider to be immaterial may also affect our\nbusiness operations and financial results. Our actual future results and\ntrends may differ materially depending on a variety of factors, including, but\nnot limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in our Fiscal 2026\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K and other factors identified in our reports filed\nwith the Securities and Exchange Commission (the \"SEC\"), available on the\nSEC's website at www.sec.gov (http://www.sec.gov) . Given these risks and\nuncertainties, you should not rely on forward-looking statements as a\nprediction of actual results. We are including this cautionary note to make\napplicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private\nSecurities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for forward-looking statements. We\nundertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,\nwhether as a result of new information, future events or for any other reason.\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumer-insights-shape-la-z-boys-latest-innovations-including-the-new-powerlift-chair-collection-and-audioluxe-302915974.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/consumer-insights-shape-la-z-boys-latest-innovations-including-the-new-powerlift-chair-collection-and-audioluxe-302915974.html)\n\nSOURCE La-Z-Boy Incorporated\n\n\n\nInvestor Relations / Media Contact: Mark Becks, CFA, (734) 457-9538, mark.becks@la-z-boy.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS1834573/LZB-Inc-logo.jpg?id=OA3032850\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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