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March 1991
- In March 1991, in the midst of a recession, Kaufman launched his furniture business.
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History. After the future company's co-founder, Bob Kaufman, was injured in a 1976 motorcycle accident, he discovered the benefits of a waterbed for recuperation. This led him to become involved in waterbed sales and, during the 1980s, he rented space in 24 New England stores to sell them.
Dec 7, 2023 · In 1991, Bob Kaufman opened his very first furniture store in Newington, Connecticut, called Bob's Discount Furniture. Before long, he had hundreds of stores in the United States, including many in New England.
Apr 19, 2021 · In 1991, we opened Bob’s Discount Furniture in an old Nimbus waterbed store in Newington. Ironically, I started both businesses a decade apart on the exact same day, March 31. Today, we have 139 stores.
Dec 27, 2023 · While the furniture company didn't officially begin selling sofas and dinner tables under the Bob's Discount Furniture flag until 1991, its earliest beginnings can be traced back to 1976, when co-founder Bob Kaufman (pictured above) wiped out on his motorcycle (via the University of Connecticut School of Business ).
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The Last Days of Kaufman Furniture. This Collingwood landmark opened in the late 1910's as the Imperial Steel & Wire Co., manufacturing nails and shipping them all across Canada. During World War II it operated as Clyde Aircraft Manufacturing and built Mosquito bombers.
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Apr 22, 2021 · The Backstory of Bob’s Discount Furniture. The year was 1991. Flannel shirts and jeans were the go-to outfit. Nirvana had just released Nevermind, an album that would define a decade of music. And Bob Kaufman had just opened a store that would redefine the furniture industry.
May 7, 2015 · Under the control of A.R. Kaufman, this company made pre-fab plywood furniture, shipped to Britain to help replace furniture lost during the German bombing. When this contract was completed in 1948, the company became Kaufman Furniture, turning to the North American market.
