Rent-to-own News - Buddy's Home Furnishings opens in Fremont, Nebraska

Buddy’s Home Furnishings recently announced its expansion into the Midwest with the opening of the company's newest location in Fremont, Nebraska, just outside of Omaha.

With this newest and latest opening, Buddy’s Home Furnishings has grown to a total of 105 stores, with future openings planned in the near future.

“The Right Now Investments family is proud and excited to join Buddy’s Home Furnishings,” said Dan Espinoza, franchise owner for Right Now Investments.  “This partnership is truly a matter of what is BEST for our customers. We have the same owners, the same location, but a BETTER experience for the Fremont community!  This opportunity gives us the chance to provide a better experience than our competitors, while still maintaining our values and our operating ideals. We hope that the Fremont community looks at this as a great thing.  Buddy’s operates their business just like we do, which is all about the customer!”

Buddy’s Home Furnishings, originally known as Buddy Bi-Rite, was founded in 1961 by Mr. Norman "Slat" Slatton, Sr. Selling used appliances from his home, Mr. Slatton had a dream that one day he would have an appliance store of his own where he could service the demands of the growing Tampa area.
 
A few year's later, Mr. Slatton's dreams were realized when he opened his first appliance showroom.  Driven by an intense desire to succeed, Mr. Slatton built his business one satisfied customer at a time, and soon the Buddy Bi-Rite name became synonymous with quality appliances, low prices, and old fashioned service.
 
Over the next 15 years, Buddy Bi-Rite prospered and, by the end of the 1970's, had sold more televisions and appliances than any other independent dealer in the Tampa Bay, FL area.  In 1979, Mr. Slatton recognized that a growing number of young families were not able to purchase a new television or appliance because they either lacked good credit or were unable to come up with a large down payment.  It was at this time that Buddy Bi-Rite introduced the "Rent-to-Own" plan.
 
The overwhelming popularity of Buddy Bi-Rite's "Rent-to-Own" plan fueled the company's expansion into other towns throughout Florida, and now many other states.  Today, Buddy's Home Furnishings has stores in Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, North Carolina and Tennessee. Future stores are being targeted in Texas and Arkansas.

For more on Buddy’s Home Furnishings, please visit www.buddyrents.com or contact Joe Gazzo.