A PROMINENTE furniture brand has confirmed plans to close at least two stores after 30 years in business.
Local customers should get their housewares needs elsewhere, and clearance sales have already begun.
The brand, Badock Home Furniture & More, is predominantly based in the Southeast region of the United States.
Sonja Reinhardt owns the two Badock Home Furniture & More stores that are closing in Florida — one in Panama City and the other in Lynn Haven, per ABC affiliate WMBB.
She told the outlet that the outages occurred suddenly via a phone call from Badock Home Furniture & More’s furniture and electronics parent company, Conn’s HomePlus.
Conn’s Home Plus purchased WS Badock, which operates its stores under the name Badock Home Furniture & More, in 2023.
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The merger created an expansion opportunity for both companies, bringing the combined number of stores to more than 500 locations.
Still, Texas-based Conn’s HomePlus filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Tuesday, with plans to close nearly half of its 170 stores after 134 years.
At the at least 35 Of these stores are Badock Home Furniture & More locations, including Reinhardt’s two Florida-area stores and another not under its purview in St. Petersburg.
LAST DAYS
“We got a call from companies saying they had declared bankruptcy and were closing all of our stores,” Reinhardt recalled.
The owner of Badock & More said the news was a “punch in the gut” for the family business and put it in a difficult financial situation.
“I worked with my mom and, you know, my mom had a store and it’s, you know, it’s a family thing and it’s been a family business for a long, long time,” Reinhardt noted.
“It’s a big financial problem. I am worried and angry today.”
Badock & More locations in the Florida region were destroyed when Hurricane Michael hit in 2018, then rebuilt and later survived the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.
Reinhardt said the company handled the hardships and promised to continue serving the community during the 90-day liquidation sale that began Thursday at both locations.
“I made friends with clients and I want these clients to know that I will be here for the next 90 days to take care of them”, he highlighted to WMBB.
Complete list of closed locations
The following Conn’s HomePlus locations are closing,
Alabama
- 9530 PARKWAY EAST ROEBUCK, BIRMINGHAM
Arizona
- 5530 E BROADWAY BLVD, TUCSON
- 3742 W RIVER ROAD SUITE 150, TUCSON
- 2820 W. CHANDLER BLVD SUITE 8, CHANDLER
- 5000 S ARIZONA MILLS CIR, TEMPE
- ARCADIA CROSSING 4531 EAST THOMAS ROAD, PHOENIX
- 2820 WEST DUNLAP, PHOENIX
- 1190 S. CASTLE DOME AVE, YUMA
Colorado
- 345 N ACADEMY BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS
- 60 S ABILENE, AURORA
- 3950 RIVER POINT PARKWAY, ENGLEWOOD
- 7360 W 52ND AV, ARVADA
- 550 E 102ND AVE, DENVER
- 120 BOCKMAN DR, FORT COLLINS
Florida
- 8401 FL 33, LAKELAND
- 7171 N. DAVIS SUITE 300, PENSACOLA
- 9642 US HIGHWAY 19 NORTH, PORT RICHEY
- 7300 US HIGHWAY 19 N, PINELLAS PARK
- 3908 W HILLSBOROUGH AVE, TAMPA
- 4495 14TH STREET W., BRADENTON
- 2800 SW 24th Ave. SUITE 200, OCALA
- 7407 WEST COLONIAL DRIVE, ORLANDO
- 130 E.ALTAMONTE DRIVE SUITE 1700, ALTAMONTE SPG
- 1631 FLORIDA MALL AVE, ORLANDO
- 810 SAXON BLVD, ORANGE CITY
- 105 W VINE STREET, KISSIMMEE
- 2628 EAST COLONIAL DRIVE, ORLANDO
- 2500W INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY BLVD., SUITE 700, DAYTONA BEACH
- 1433 BABCOCK STREET, MELBOURNE
- 4340 OKEECHOBEE, WEST PALM BEACH
- 9903 S. MILITARY TRAIL, BOYNTON BEACH
- 3890 WEST 18TH AVE, HIALEAH
- 500 N. UNIVERSITY UNIT, HOLLYWOOD
- 9278 ARLINGTON EXPRESSWAY, JACKSONVILLE
Georgia
- 1098 BULLSBORO DRIVE, NEWNAN
- 1825 ROCKBRIDGE ROAD, STONE MOUNTAIN
Louisiana
- 3437 MASONIC DR, ALEXANDRIA
- 7081 YOUR DR, SHREVEPORT
- 10780 N. MALL DRIVE, BATON ROUGE
- 3650 MILLHAVEN RD, MONROE
- 1779 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, SUITE 400, HOUMA
- 150 NORTHSHORE BOULEVARD, SLIDELL
Mississippi
- 1051 E COUNTY LINE RD, JACKSON
- 570 MAIN STREET, SOUTHAVEN
North Caroline
- 9567 SOUTH BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE
- 5704 E. INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE
- 3508 GATE CITY BLVD, GREENSBORO
- 2900 E MILLBROOK ROAD, RALEIGH
Oklahoma
- MIDLAND CENTER SHOPPING C 3315NW EXPRESSWAY, SUITE B, OKLAHOMA CITY
- 10143 E 71 ST, TULSA
- 6921 E ADMIRAL PL, TULSA
South Carolina
- 2530 DAVID MCLEOD BLVD, FLORENCE
- 548 JOHN ROSS PARKWAY, ROCK HILL
- 4960 CENTER POINTE DRIVE, NORTH CHARLESTON
Tennessee
- 3525 RIVERDALE ROAD, MEMPHIS
- 3260 AUSTIN PEAY HIGHWAY, MEMPHIS
- 1655 GALLATIN PIKE NORTH, MADISON
- 151 N PETERS RD, KNOXVILLE
Texas
- 4351 DFW TURNPIKE #300, DALLAS
- 11051 NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, HOUSTON
- 1020 WEST NASA ROAD #266, WEBSTER
- 5431 N INTERSTATE 35, AUSTIN
- 4200 S. 1740 FREEWAY SUITE, FORT WORTH
- 11250 EXPY NORTH CENTRAL, DALLAS
- 2422 S STEMONS FWY, LEWISVILLE
- 2315 RICHMOND ROAD, TEXARKANA
- 3915-A KELL BLVD, WICHITA FALLS
Virginia
- 120 SOUTHGATE SQUARE, COLONIAL HEIGHTS
- 4969 NINE MILE RD, RICHMOND
- 2550 AIRLINE BLVD., PORTSMOUTH
- 1082 W.MERCURY BLVD, HAMPTON
- 3421 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH
FURNITURE FALL
Conn’s HomePlus confirmed the closure of at least 73 company-owned stores in its website.
Florida has the highest number of closures, with 20 locations cited.
In the bankruptcy filing issued Tuesday, Conn’s HomePlus noted a decline in sales in recent years as well as a drop in Americans’ discretionary spending amid inflation and cost-of-living data, per CNN.
The company’s shares also fell an astonishing 90% in 2024 and a deletion notice of the Nasdaq earlier this summer.
Conn’s HomePlus still plans to “have ongoing discussions with potential buyers to sell all or part of the business and preserve jobs in the future,” according to a spokesperson.
The US Sun previously contacted Conn’s HomePlus for more information but did not hear back.
Other furniture brands have also been hit this year.
A beloved chain with 400 stores closed a store after 24 years in July, with “final phase” sales up 70%.
In February, another family-based furniture chain closed six stores in one city.
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