...with our expansion plans, our new image upgrade, our Dealer network and the addition of our new rental division, the future at Badcock is very bright.
Albert Kohut, W.S. Badcock’s VP of New Business Development

W.S. Badcock CEO Don Marks, far left, was on hand as Jeff Bernecer, store manager, cut the ribbon cutting at Home Now's second pilot store in Tampa, Florida.

Albert Kohut (right) ,Badcock’s VP of New Business Development, and Maida Pou, Matriarch of the Badcock organization, present a check for $1,000 to Toni Jerigan, Director of Children's Home Society of Florida (CHSF) to celebrate the grand opening of the company's second pilot store. CHSF is Florida's oldest non-profit provider of services to children and families.

Home Now, the rent to own division of W.S. Badcock, the largest home furnishings retailer in the Southeast, opened it's second pilot store in Tampa, Florida.

Badcock executives were on hand for the ribbon cutting and donated a check for $1,000 to the Children's Home Society of Florida (CHSF) to celebrate the grand opening. CHSF is the oldest non-profit provider of services to children and families in Florida.

W.S. Badcock, a privately held family business with over 300 stores in 8 states, has been in business for over 100 years. The company recently opened it's "mega distribution center" in North Carolina to extend it's reach Northward.

Albert Kohut, W.S. Badcock’s VP of New Business Development, said during the ribbon cutting ceremony, "Badcock’s slogan of “Treating People Right” has been our way of doing business in large and small towns throughout the south. We are now seeing the fifth generation of family members entering the business and with our expansion plans, our new image upgrade, our Dealer network and the addition of our new rental division, the future at Badcock is very bright." Kohut said that entering the rental business was "a natural progression for Badcock".

One of Home Now's greatest innovations is it's “Credit Builder” program. Rental purchase customers can use their Home Now payment history to establish a line of credit at any Badcock retail store.

A third pilot store opening is scheduled for May of this year. After proof of concept, the company will offer Home Now development opportunities to it's existing dealer base and to the general public through a franchise system.