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title: "American Freight Awards Two New Locations In Texas And Louisiana"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bb147cca-c1d2-491e-8f3b-817d88b20269
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20211202_american_freight_awards_two_new_locations_in_texas_and_louisiana.html
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:13:43.990Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1450101499163-c8848c66ca85?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# American Freight Awards Two New Locations In Texas And Louisiana

**TL;DR:** American Freight awards two new locations in Texas and Louisiana, expanding its nationwide footprint to over 300 stores. The company operates more than 360 stores across 40 states and Puerto Rico.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-12-02. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20211202_american_freight_awards_two_new_locations_in_texas_and_louisiana.html).*

## Story

“At the end of the day, we want people to have a great customer experience,” said the couple. “In our experience, that’s what makes a store successful. Establishing personal connections and earning customers’ loyalty are just as important as having a clean store and quality merchandise.”

Jenkins and his wife Llaura join the American Freight team with 15 years of franchising experience under their belts. The couple converted the Longview, Texas location from company-owned to a franchised store in July and have signed an area development agreement for a store in northwestern Louisiana.

“We’re well on our way to a strong end of our first full year of franchising,” said Will Powell, CEO of American Freight. “Single and multi-unit franchisees are taking notice of our proven model that is easy to build, quick to open and highly scalable. We’re finding they are eager to claim their territory before it’s gone.”

American Freight was acquired by Franchise Group, Inc. in 2020. The company operates more than 360 stores across 40 states and Puerto Rico, six of which are franchised locations. For more information or to inquire about franchising, visit OwnAmericanFreight.com.

American Freight, a subsidiary of Franchise Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FRG) has been helping customers save money on quality furniture and mattresses since 1994. In 2020, American Freight combined with Sears Outlet, a leading national discount retailer of home appliances, and FFO Home, a regional retailer of furniture and mattresses, to create a new American Freight Company.

The enhanced American Freight leverages the strong legacies of the founding organizations to deliver consumers a one-stop-shop for quality furniture, mattresses and appliances at everyday low prices in over 360 locations, and now in 40 states and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit AmericanFreight.com.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- franchising (topic)
- texas (location)
- location growth (topic)
- louisiana (location)
- Sears (company)
- American Freight (company)
- American Freight acquisition of Sears (deal)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20211202_american_freight_awards_two_new_locations_in_texas_and_louisiana.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bb147cca-c1d2-491e-8f3b-817d88b20269).