Bob's Discount Furniture, Inc. is an American furniture store chain headquartered in Manchester, Connecticut. The company opened its first store in 1991 in Newington, Connecticut and is ranked 7th in sales among United States furniture stores according to Furniture Today 's list of Top 100 Furniture Stores.[4] As of January 2026, the company has over 200 stores in 26 US states, primarily in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeastern, and West Coast regions.[5][6]
History
After the future company's co-founder, Bob Kaufman, was injured in a 1976 motorcycle accident, he discovered the benefits of a waterbed for recuperation. This led him to become involved in waterbed sales and, during the 1980s, he rented space in 24 New England stores to sell them. When waterbed sales dwindled by 1990, Kaufman partnered with Gene Rosenberg who owned Wholesale Furniture, one of the stores where Kaufman had rented space.[7]