American Freight
American Freight Appliances & Furniture, or American Freight, is an American retail furniture chain founded in Lima, Ohio in 1994. The company was acquired in 2020 by Franchise Group and combined with former Sears Outlet stores under the American Freight name.
Basic Information
- Category: retail
- Website: https://www.americanfreight.com/
Documented Facts
- Inception (Wikidata): 1968 (Source 2: Wikidata Q94360971, revision 2534915395)
- Industry (Wikidata; date unspecified): retail (Source 2: Wikidata Q94360971, revision 2534915395; Source 3: Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904)
- Legal form (Wikidata; date unspecified): Delaware corporation (Source 2: Wikidata Q94360971, revision 2534915395; Source 4: Wikidata label: Q88537331, revision 2527328573)
- Headquarters location (Wikidata; date unspecified): Delaware (Source 2: Wikidata Q94360971, revision 2534915395; Source 5: Wikidata label: Q986183, revision 2530094998)
- Country (Wikidata; date unspecified): United States (Source 2: Wikidata Q94360971, revision 2534915395; Source 6: Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301)
Evidence and Sources
- American Freight — Wikipedia (reference)
- Wikidata Q94360971, revision 2534915395 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q126793, revision 2547610904 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q88537331, revision 2527328573 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q986183, revision 2530094998 (knowledge-base)
- Wikidata label: Q30, revision 2556188301 (knowledge-base)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-21
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American Freight Appliances & Furniture, or American Freight, is an American retail furniture chain founded in Lima, Ohio in 1994. The company was acquired in 2020 by Franchise Group and combined with former Sears Outlet stores under the American Freight name.
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