After five years in the historic Rex Theatre, Glo will consolidate offices and warehouse operations at the former Rick’s Furniture Market
STARKVILLE, Miss., March 19, 2026 – The Glo Companies, now a decade old, has outgrown its downtown headquarters in the historic Rex Theatre and will relocate to the former Rick’s Furniture Market on Stark Road. The Starkville Board of Aldermen approved a special exception for the expanded use of the property following a public hearing this week.
Glo has used a portion of the Stark Road site for warehousing and distribution since 2018. The move brings the company’s offices and fulfillment operations together on a single campus and gives Glo the room to keep growing in Starkville.
“I think there’s an old video where I talk about how much space we have and how we don’t know what we’re going to do with it all,” said Hagan Walker, CEO and co-founder. “It’s just funny to kind of look back and realize that we need to grow again.”
Plans call for exterior improvements to the warehouse and to a smaller two-story building that will house office space and, potentially, a storefront where shoppers can buy Glo products directly. The company expects the transition to run well into the summer.
“Our plans are to build kind of a campus,” said Jeffrey Rupp, Vice President of Business Development. “There will be some neat signage. We’ll have a little dog park there because everybody brings their dogs to work here. We really hope to really improve the look of Stark Road as well.”
“They can bring their pets, but it extends past that,” Walker said. “We have some team members that sometimes even bring their children up to work, so we just want it to be an inclusive place.”
Walker said staying in Starkville was an intentional choice. “This is a neglected building that needs love, and we’re a local business that, we think, can provide that,” he said. “Starkville had what we needed. We’re able to work together for round two, just like we did with a defunct, old theater. We’re going to revitalize a defunct, old furniture store, and I think that’s really cool to be able to work with the city on that.”
Glo moved into the Rex Theatre in 2021 following a $1.2 million renovation completed in partnership with Castle Properties and the Starkville Masonic Lodge, which owns the building. “I think the time here has been great,” Walker said. “It’s allowed us to kind of be an anchor on this side of Main Street, which is cool. That wasn’t necessarily the purpose, but we really did want to save an old building downtown and repurpose it.” Walker said he hopes the theater’s next chapter is something public-facing, such as a restaurant or retail space.
This announcement was originally covered by The Dispatch at cdispatch.com.
About The Glo Companies
The Glo Companies is a children’s sensory toy and interactive content company headquartered in Starkville, Mississippi, with additional offices in Birmingham, Alabama. Founded in 2015, the company has sold more than 10 million products in more than 60 countries. Its brands include Glo Pals, the water-activated light-up bath toy; Glo Cubes; and Light-Up Library. Through Glo Fulfillment, the company also provides warehousing and fulfillment services to other brands. Learn more at glo.co.
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