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| American Freight Appliances & Furniture | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Retail |
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| Founded | 1968 in Kansas City, Missouri (Sears Surplus) 1994 in Lima, Ohio (American Freight) |
| Founder | Steve Belford (American Freight)[1] |
| Defunct | 2020 (Sears Outlet) 2024 (American Freight) |
| Fate | Folded into American Freight (Sears Outlet) Bankruptcy and liquidation (American Freight) |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Number of locations | 370 [1] (March 2023) |
Key people | Peter Corsa (CEO) Jeffrey Seghi (CFO)[1] |
| Products | Furniture, mattresses and home appliances |
Number of employees | 2,000 (2022) |
| Parent | Franchise Group[3] |
| Website | americanfreight.com |
American Freight Appliances & Furniture, or American Freight, is an American retail furniture chain founded by Steve Belford in Lima, Ohio in 1994. The company was acquired in 2020 by Franchise Group and combined with former Sears Surplus and Sears Outlet stores under the American Freight name.
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