After more than 100 years in business, Badcock Home Furniture & More is officially closing stores nationwide.
The Starkville location, 416 Hwy. 12, has adorned its windows with store closing signs and sales of up to 70% off.
The company, founded in 1904, has started liquidation of its 380 stores in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia.
Henry Stanhope Badcock founded the W.S. Badcock Corporation in Florida. In Dec. 2023, Conn’s, an American furniture chain, purchased Badcock. In July 2024, Conn’s filed chapter 11 bankruptcy announcing the closure of all Conn’s and Badcock locations. According to a Furniture Today article, the company expects all stores to close by Oct. 31.
Check out the outgoing furniture in Starkville while you can 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
There’s a new business coming to Starkville. Four Felines & Co., 206 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive W., is opening in the coming weeks and will offer all your “funky fashion needs and wants.”
Owner Mia Quinn is excited to offer a different kind of store, one with all the cat decor she could find. Quinn, who is a registered nurse, said she’s ready to get back into the world of retail.
“I grew up in retail with both of my grandparents owning department stores in Eupora,” she said. “… I have missed retail so much.”
Four Felines & Co., will be a women’s clothing, jewelry and accessory shop. Quinn has five children, three of which are teenage girls. Her store will gear toward the vibrant styles and differences she sees every day at home.
“The four of us have different styles when it comes to clothing,” she said. “I want to embrace everyone’s uniqueness and what they love. I will not be catering to one style of clothing. I will offer many!”
Moving toward Cotton Crossing, Vace Clothing is expanding into the next unit. Located at 500 Russell St., Suite 30, the company has started the expansion and will announce soon what this entails.
Also in Starkville, Ultimate Care Medical Clinic is hosting its ribbon cutting next week. Located at 900 Stark Road, the ribbon-cutting will be 10 a.m. on Oct. 2.
This weekend in Columbus, don’t forget about the annual Art Walk!
Rain or shine, you can peruse downtown on Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Check out all the local artists, their work and participating stores!
See y’all next week!
Former Dispatch reporter Mary Pollitz writes weekly about interesting business news. Have a tip, send it to her at [email protected].
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