The Container Store is an American specialty retail chain focused on storage and organization products. Founded in 1978 by Kip Tindell, Sharon Tindell, and John Mullen in Dallas, Texas, the company operates approximately 90 stores across the United States. The Container Store is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker TCS and is headquartered in Coppell, Texas.
The Container Store distinguished itself as the first retailer to focus exclusively on storage, organization, and space optimization. The company stocks over 10,000 products designed to help customers organize every area of their home, office, and life. The stores are known for their highly trained sales staff, who undergo over 200 hours of training in their first year, far exceeding the retail industry average.
The product range includes closet organization systems (both custom and modular), kitchen storage, bathroom organization, laundry solutions, garage storage, shelving, boxes and bins, office organization, travel organization, gift packaging, and moving supplies. The company's flagship offering is its custom closet line, Elfa, a Swedish-designed modular closet system that can be configured for any closet space, along with its more premium Avera and Laren custom closet options.
The Container Store offers complimentary in-home design consultations for custom closet projects and has invested in its omnichannel capabilities, including online ordering, in-store pickup, and same-day delivery in select markets. The company has built a loyal customer base among organization enthusiasts and has been consistently named to Fortune's '100 Best Companies to Work For' list due to its employee-centric culture.