Badcock Home Furniture

Last updated
W.S. Badcock LLC
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Retail (furniture)
Founded1904;120 years ago (1904)
FounderWogan S. Badcock
Headquarters Mulberry, Florida
Number of locations
370+ (2023)
Key people
Mitchell Stiles, president
ProductsFurniture, bedding, appliances, electronics, accessories and floor coverings
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$253.2 million (2023)
Number of employees
1,200 (2023)
Parent
Website www.badcock.com

Badcock Home Furniture & more is a chain of over 370 company and dealer owned furniture stores in eight states across the southeastern United States. Robert B. Burnette is president of Badcock Home Furniture and previously served as chief operating officer for the company. [1]

History

The first Badcock store in Mulberry, Florida, 1904. Badcock Orig.jpg
The first Badcock store in Mulberry, Florida, 1904.

The first store was opened by Henry S. Badcock in Mulberry, Florida, in 1904. [2] A year before being listed by Furniture Today magazine in the top 25 furniture retailers by sales, [3] it was recognized as a centennial retailer by Florida governor Jeb Bush in 2004.

In December 2023, it was announced that Conn's had completed its purchase of the company. [4]


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References

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  2. "Company Overview | Badcock &more". www.badcock.com. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  3. "Wal-Mart stays No. 1, Ashley jumps to third - 8/21/2006 - Furniture Today". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-11-24.
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