Restoration Hardware, which didn’t sell much hardware, is rebranding itself as RH, as the home furnishings retailer leaves its nostalgia-based roots behind and focuses instead on high-end furnishings.
“RH enhances our identity and moves us beyond our hardware store beginnings,” CEO Carlos Alberini said in a statement. “It enables us to leverage our core capabilities of innovation, curation and integration of new ideas and businesses.”
The company, based in Corte Madera, Calif., is several years into a turnaround. Restoration Hardware was losing money when it was bought by a private equity firm in in 2008. It has since redesigned stores, revamped its product line and focused on a higher-end market. The company recently filed plans for an initial public offering.
“The new branding positions us for the future and reflects our belief that we can curate a lifestyle beyond the four walls of the home,” Friedman said.
The company said the new branding results from a collaboration between Marc Shillum, a principal at San Francisco based Method, and designer Robert Valentine and Gary Friedman.
The new branding will debut on the cover of the company’s fall 2012 catalogs and on its website beginning the first week of September.
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