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title: "American Freight Announces First Quarter Franchise Growth"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/99d08a0c-276a-459a-b5ac-9a5bc78eba74
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20230512_american_freight_announces_first_quarter_franchise_growth.html
category: "Specialty retail"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "Specialty retail"
published: 2023-05-12T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T21:42:17.608Z
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# American Freight Announces First Quarter Franchise Growth

**TL;DR:** American Freight announced its first quarter franchise growth with new territories in Florida and Pennsylvania, representing three new franchise owners. The company has over 360 U.S. locations in 38 states and Puerto Rico.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2023-05-12. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20230512_american_freight_announces_first_quarter_franchise_growth.html).*

## Story

The new territories are located across Florida and Pennsylvania and represent three new franchise owners. Among them is Doctor of Pharmacy Godfrey Ukwuoma, MBA. Prior to joining American Freight, Ukwuoma was the owner and CEO at Woodmoor Pharmacy and Medical Supply, Inc., a retail pharmacy business serving the Woodlawn Community in Baltimore, Maryland.

“I was attracted to American Freight because it is a good fit for my strengths as a prior owner and operator of a retail business,” said Ukwuoma. “The scalability and semi-absentee nature of American Freight also solidified my decision to become a franchise owner.”

In March, two more franchise owners celebrated grand openings including Rabih Awad, a seasoned retail expert with a successful network of furniture stores. Awad opened his store in Brooklyn Park, Maryland and also has two more in development. In addition, Mohamad Atieh, an experienced multi-unit operator, opened his location in Joliet, Illinois and has two more in development.

“Between welcoming new franchise owners and opening new stores, it’s been an exciting start to 2023,” said Terry McGee, Vice President of Franchise Development at American Freight. “Candidates are attracted to our simple-to-build, highly scalable and semi-absentee franchise model. It is creating momentum behind the growth of the program that we will see continue throughout the year.”

American Freight, a subsidiary of Franchise Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FRG), offers affordable, high-quality furniture, mattresses and appliances through its direct-to-consumer, warehouse-style stores. With more than 5 million satisfied customers, American Freight has a strong legacy of helping customers save money since 1994. American Freight offers exceptional customer service and a one-stop-shop for quality furniture, mattresses and appliances at everyday low prices. The company has over 360 U.S. locations in 38 states and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit AmericanFreight.com.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- Florida (location)
- expansion (topic)
- Pennsylvania (location)
- franchise owners (topic)
- new locations (topic)
- American Freight (company)
- retail business (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20230512_american_freight_announces_first_quarter_franchise_growth.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/99d08a0c-276a-459a-b5ac-9a5bc78eba74).