- Bombay Company
The Bombay Company was a
furniture and home accessories retailer based inFort Worth, Texas ,United States .History
It was founded in 1978 by Brad Harper in New Orleans as a mail-order company. Harper later opened two retail stores in New Orleans. In 1980, Harper sold the U.S. operating rights and established overseas supply channels to the Fort Worth, Texas-based
holding company Tandy Brands, Inc., which is publically traded onNASDAQ .In 1981, Tandy Brands purchased the Canadian rights from
Robert Nourse , though Nourse continued to manage the Canadian operations. In 1983, Nourse moved to the United States and assumed responsibility for retail operations.The Bombay Company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on
September 20 ,2007 . All U.S. stores closed by the end of the holiday season. The company has been sold to Gordon Brothers/Hilco, liquidiation companies who continued the closedown scheduled for the first months of 2008. [ [http://www.rttnews.com/sp/Quickfactsnew.asp?date=09/20/2007&item=125 RTTNews - Quick facts Articles, Positive EPS Surprises, News Analysis, Earnings, Audio News ] ] As ofJanuary 21 ,2008 , all US retail stores have been liquidated and closed.Bombay's Canadian operations have been purchased by the B&C Group, which operates the Benix and Bowring brands. [ [http://money.canoe.ca/News/Sectors/BanksFinance/2007/10/23/4600102-cp.html] [CP/Canoe] ] The liquidation of assets will continue, but the stores retooled and re-opened under the same name.Fact|date=December 2007
References
External links
* [http://www.bombaycompany.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.bombay.ca/ Official canadian website]
* [http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=89495&p=irol-reportsannual Financials]
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