Bob's Discount Furniture

Bob's Discount Furniture is a national omnichannel retailer of value home furnishings, operating more than 200 showrooms across 26 states with a Good-Better-Best product assortment anchored by an everyday-low-prices strategy. Founded by Bob Kaufman in 1991, the company was acquired by Bain Capital in February 2014 from Apax Partners and KarpReilly for a reported 350 million dollars. Bain Capital took the company public on the NYSE in February 2026 in a 331 million dollar IPO under ticker BOBS, retaining approximately 75 percent ownership.

Company Facts

  • Headquarters: Manchester, United States
  • Founded: 1991
  • Employees: 6,000
  • Type: public
  • Website: https://www.mybobs.com
  • Industries: Retail, Home Furnishings, E-Commerce

Investors & Owners

  • Bain Capital, LP

Recent Transactions

  • Bain Capital Acquires Bobs Discount Furniture