Roberds, Inc. - RBDSQ- Profile

Roberds, Inc.. Roberds, Inc. is a leading retailer of a broad range of home furnishing products, including furniture, bedding, major appliances and consumer electronics. The company operates in the greater Dayton, Ohio, Atlanta, Georgia, Tampa, Florida, Cincinnati and Ohio markets. The company operated twenty four large-format stores, with six stores in the Dayton market, nine in the Atlanta market, eight in the Tampa market and one mega-store in the Cincinnati, Ohio market. The company became publicy held in 1993. The company filed for chapter 11 proceedings in January 2000. Furniture accounted for 42% of 1999 revenues; Bedding 13%; Major appliances 21%; Consumer electronics 18% & other 6%.