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In 1904, Henry S. Badcock started the first W.S. Badcock store in Mulberry, Fla. Today there are more than 300 locations across the Southeast and about 75% of those stores are dealer owned and operated. Youth furniture sales account for 4 to 5% of the business, about $20 million, and Badcock is ranked No.

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