A ONCE popular home store has slashed prices for its liquidation sale after filing for bankruptcy.
Shoppers in Louisiana can take advantage of up to 60% off items from Conn’s HomePlus store closing sale.
An Ashley’s Home Store rival is shutting all its stores[/caption]
The Conn’s store in the North Shore Square Mall is shutting down[/caption]
Conn’s was a home goods chain operated in 15 states, employing over 4,000 people.
The store in Slidell, Louisiana, about 40 minutes from New Orleans, is closing at the North Shore Square Mall.
Residents told local Fox News outlet WVUE that they used to drive out of town to shop at the Conn’s store.
“It has certainly changed,” said St. Tammany Parish president Mike Cooper in an interview.
He added that he has been working for years with city leadership and the mall’s owners to revitalize the area.
“I don’t know of any set plans, but it is poised in a great location, close to the hotels and the airport,” he said.
The inside of the mall is currently closed, and after Conn’s closes, only AtHome and Dillard’s will remain as anchor stores.
BANKRUPTCY BLUES
The company is closing all of its stores after 134 years in business.
Conn’s is based in Texas but operates locations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
The retail chain initially planned to close 73 locations across these states, but later decided toclose all of its over 170 locations.
Seventy Texas locations will close, along with 20 Florida stores, and 12 North Carolina and 11 Louisiana locations.
Conn’s has faced three years of losses; some shoppers blamed that on the store’s prices.
A Facebook user commented on a post announcing the closures, saying the items were “way overpriced.”
“Have been to the one in Daytona Beach looking for a few things, from flooring to furniture to appliances. Was out of my price range or didn’t have what I was looking for,” they wrote.
Original Conn’s HomePlus Locations Closing
As part of the retailer’s original closure announcement, the following Conn’s HomePlus locations were scheduled to close:
Alabama:
- Birmingham: 9530 Parkway East Roebuck
Arizona:
- Tucson: 5530 E. Broadway Blvd
- Tucson: 3742 W River Road Suite 150
- Chandler: 2820 W. Chandler Blvd Suite 8
- Tempe: 5000 S Arizona Mills Cir
- Phoenix: Arcadia Crossing – 4531 East Thomas Road
- Phoenix: 2820 West Dunlap
- Yuma: 1190 S. Castle Dome Ave
Colorado:
- Colorado Springs: 345 N Academy Blvd
- Aurora: 60 S Abilene
- Englewood: 3950 River Point Parkway
- Arvada: 7360 W 52nd Ave
- Denver: 550 E 102nd Ave
- Fort Collins: 120 Bockman Dr
Florida:
- Port Richey: 9642 US Highway 19 North
- Pinellas Park: 7300 US Highway 19 N
- Tampa: 3908 W Hillsborough Ave
- Bradenton: 4495 14th Street W
- Ocala: 2800 SW 24th Ave. Suite 200
- Orlando: 7407 West Colonial Drive
- Altamonte Springs: 130 E. Altamonte Drive Suite 1700
- Orlando: 1631 Florida Mall Ave
- Orange City: 810 Saxon Blvd
- Kissimmee: 105 W Vine Street
- Orlando: 2628 East Colonial Drive
- Daytona Beach: 2500 W International Speedway Blvd., Suite 700
- Melbourne: 1433 S Babcock Street
- West Palm Beach: 4340 Okeechobee
- Boynton Beach: 9903 S. Military Trail
- Hialeah: 3890 West 18th Ave
- Hollywood: 500 N. University Drive
- Jacksonville: 9278 Arlington Expressway
Georgia:
- Newnan: 1098 Bullsboro Drive
- Stone Mountain: 1825 Rockbridge Road
Louisiana:
- Alexandria: 3437 Masonic Dr
- Shreveport: 7081 Youree Dr
- Baton Rouge: 10780 N. Mall Drive
- Monroe: 3650 Millhaven Rd
- Houma: 1779 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Suite 400
- Slidell: 150 Northshore Blvd
Mississippi:
- Jackson: 1051 E. County Line Rd
- Southaven: 570 Main Street
North Carolina:
- Charlotte: 9567 South Boulevard
- Charlotte: 5704 E. Independence Blvd
- Greensboro: 3508 Gate City Blvd
- Raleigh: 2900 E. Millbrook Road
Oklahoma:
- Oklahoma City: Midland Center Shopping C 3315 NW Expressway, Suite B
- Tulsa: 10143 E. 71 Street
- Tulsa: 6921 E. Admiral Pl
South Carolina:
- Florence: 2530 David McLeod Blvd
- Rock Hill: 548 John Ross Parkway
- North Charleston: 4960 Centre Pointe Drive
Tennessee:
- Memphis: 3525 Riverdale Road
- Memphis: 3260 Austin Peay Highway
- Madison: 1655 Gallatin Pike North
- Knoxville: 151 N. Peters Road
Texas:
- Dallas: 4351 DFW Turnpike #300
- Houston: 11051 Northwest Freeway
- Webster: 1020 West NASA Road #266
- Austin: 5431 N. Interstate 35
- Fort Worth: 4200 S. Freeway Suite 1740
- Dallas: 11250 North Central Expy
- Lewisville: 2422 S. Stemmons Fwy
- Texarkana: 2315 Richmond Road
- Wichita Falls: 3915-A Kell Blvd
Virginia:
- Colonial Heights: 120 Southgate Square
- Richmond: 4969 Nine Mile Rd
- Portsmouth: 2550 Airline Blvd
- Hampton: 1082 W. Mercury Blvd
- Virginia Beach: 3421 Virginia Beach Blvd
Source: Conn’s HomePlus
“Sad to say, this closing isn’t a surprise. I wish their employees luck.”
Conn’s hoped to improve its standings in December by purchasing home goods chain WS Badcock, which operates as Badcock Home Furniture & More.
Despite upping its portfolio, Conn’s had a 7.8% drop in revenue from 2023, per an earnings call in April.
Under the bankruptcy filing, 35 Badcock stores will close as well.
Several different types of retailers are facing closures.
A prominent grocery chain is closing 31 locations over the next few weeks.
Plus, see the 150 Macy’s locations that shut down recently.
