Overview
- The retailer, which filed Friday in Delaware, shut all 15 stores and its in‑store studios inside Home Depot the same day after posting a brief closure notice on its U.S. website.
- Court filings list Case No. 26-10581 for Wren US Holdings and report $100 million to $500 million in assets at the time of the Chapter 7 petition.
- Staff say they learned of the shutdown during an April 23 Zoom call, and a proposed class action by former employee William Crompton alleges violations of the WARN Act’s 60‑day layoff notice rule.
- Homeowners report gutted kitchens and large deposits at risk, including a Connecticut customer who paid about $23,000 for cabinets and countertops and now cannot reach the company for answers.
- Bankruptcy lawyers warn Chapter 7 liquidations rarely make unsecured customers whole, and the collapse follows a year of weak demand for big kitchen remodels despite Wren’s rapid U.S. push and its 2024 Home Depot partnership.