Furniture chain with 380+ locations to close raft of stores – bosses admit the ‘name will be pretty much gone’ [Video]

A POPULAR furniture store has filed for bankruptcy and will be shutting its doors in eight US states after 120 years of business.

The retailer will close for good before the end of the year and its liquidation sales have already begun.

Badcock Home Furniture & More has announced that it is closing stores in eight states across the USCredit: Getty

This announcement follows the announcement from Conn’s HomePlus that it has filed for bankruptcy (stock image)Credit: Getty

Badcock Home Furniture & More stores will remain open until October 31, according to an announcement on their website.

The chain is largely based in southeastern parts of the US and is run by its parent company Conn’s HomePlus.

Store employees in Athens, Georgia – just over an hour’s drive from Atlanta – were told the upsetting news in an email last week, on July 25.

“It’s hard to say, but the Badcock name will …