Badcock Home Furniture & More

Badcock Home Furniture &more is a regional furniture and appliance retailer that serves everyday households across the southeastern United States. The chain offers a full range of furniture for living rooms, bedrooms, and dining rooms, along with mattresses, major appliances, electronics, and home décor. Stores operate under a single, consistent brand and are typically set up as full-line showrooms where customers can see and buy most of what they need to furnish a home. Payment options include in-house financing aimed at shoppers who may have limited access to traditional credit.

The company’s roots go back to 1904, when W.S. Badcock opened a family furniture store in Mulberry, Florida. An important early turning point came in 1930, when Badcock began extending credit so families could furnish their homes during lean economic times. Over the decades, that single store evolved into a regional chain as the business expanded beyond Polk County and into other southeastern markets. Growth followed a model that combined centralized merchandising and distribution with local operators, allowing the brand to scale without becoming a conventional franchise system.

As of April 2025, Badcock Home Furniture &more operates more than 380 branded locations across the Southeast. About three-quarters of these stores are run by independent dealers on a consignment basis, while the remainder are company operated. The network is heavily concentrated in Florida, with additional stores in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Corporate offices remain in Mulberry, Florida under the parent entity W.S. Badcock LLC, reflecting the company’s long-standing Florida base.

Over roughly the last five years, Badcock has continued to build out its presence in Florida and neighboring states rather than pushing into major coastal metros. The chain has leaned into infill and small-market opportunities where there is demand for value-oriented home furnishings and fewer big-box competitors. The 2018 Home Furnishings Association “Retailer of the Year” recognition marked a notable milestone that highlighted Badcock’s performance and visibility in the value furniture category. Since then, the company has kept a measured but active growth posture, with ongoing recruitment of new dealers and corporate staff to support both new and existing stores.

For landlords, brokers, and developers, Badcock typically presents as a regional anchor or junior anchor format with a proven draw in secondary and tertiary trade areas. Stores commonly locate in power centers, neighborhood centers, and freestanding sites, bringing steady, needs-driven traffic tied to home moves, replacements, and upgrades. The dealer-heavy structure introduces local ownership at the store level, while the centralized supply chain, e-commerce platform, and financing programs provide a consistent operating backbone. With a history dating back more than a century and a store base of over 380 locations as of April 2025, Badcock offers a recognizable, credit-backed tenant profile for projects across its core Southeast footprint.