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
Key People at Bob's Discount Furniture
- Carl Lukach — Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Treasurer, Bobs Discount Furniture
- Ted English — Executive Chairman, Bobs Discount Furniture
- William Barton — President and Chief Executive Officer, Bobs Discount Furniture