Conn’s is on the move through the South

Specialty home goods retailer Conn’s continues to expand outward from its home state of Texas with several recent openings in key markets pushing the company toward its ambitious 2015 growth plan.

Conn’s currently operates 90 stores and earlier this year announced plans for between 15 and 18 new stores. Over the July 4 weekend the company added two store in North Carolina, a 46,000-sq.-ft. store in Charlotte and a slightly smaller 43,000-sq.-ft. store in Gastonia.

The company also opened a 50,000-sq.-ft. store in Memphis. Conn’s curious description of itself as a “specialty home goods” retailer means the company’s product assortment consists of furniture and mattresses, home appliances, consumer electronics and home office products.

The three new stores are part of Conn’s national growth strategy of opening between 15 and 18 stores during the 12 month period that began February 2015. In addition to the Charlotte and Gastonia locations, Conn’s said it expects to open four additional locations in North Carolina and another Tennessee location is also planned.

In addition to Tennessee and North Carolina, Conn’s also operates stores in Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. In recent years, the company has concentrated its expansion efforts on states contiguous to Texas where 55 of its 90 stores are located.