American Freight

American Freight
American Freight Appliances & Furniture
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail
Predecessor
  • Sears Surplus
  • (1968–1994)
  • Sears Outlet
  • (1994–2019)
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968) in Kansas City, Missouri (Sears Surplus)
1994; 30 years ago (1994) in Lima, Ohio (American Freight)
FounderSteve Belford (American Freight)[1]
Headquarters
Delaware, Ohio[2]
,
U.S.
Number of locations
370 [1] (March 2023)
Key people
Peter Corsa (CEO)
Jeffrey Seghi (CFO)[1]
ProductsFurniture, mattresses and home appliances
Number of employees
2,000 (2022)
ParentFranchise Group[3]
Websiteamericanfreight.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.

  1. ^ a b c Engel, Clint (February 25, 2020). "American Freight Furniture to gain 100+ stores in rebranding move". Furniture Today.
  2. ^ "American Freight Furniture Overview". Glassdoor. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  3. ^ Schultz, Clark (December 30, 2019). "Franchise Group lands American Freight Group". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved August 24, 2020.