Franchise Group, which owns American Freight along with Pet Supplies Plus, The Vitamin Shoppe and Buddy’s Home Furnishings, began Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings Sunday, Nov. 3. As part of the restructuring, Franchise Group will “wind down American ...

All of American Freight’s stores, including the three locations in the Kansas City area, will close. The company’s owner, Franchise Group, Inc., announced this week that it would “wind down” American Freight’s online and in-store sales in an attempt to save its leading brands — Pet Supplies Plus, The Vitamin Shoppe and Buddy’s Home Furnishings.

All six of New York's American Freight furniture stores will be closing as a result of its parent company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, the company announced earlier this week. New York isn't the only state affected though as Ohio-based Franchise Group Inc.

American Freight, a discount furniture and appliance retailer with more than 328 locations across 41 states, including California, is permanently closing all of its stores as its parent company navigates bankruptcy.