Conn’s HomePlus Introduces National Toy and Book Drive to Support Texas Children Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
September 18 2017 - 8:16AM
Business Wire
Houston-Based Conn’s Also Contributing Over
$500,000 to Texas Charities, Employees Impacted
Texas-based furniture and specialty home goods retailer Conn’s
HomePlus announced today the start of a toy and book drive campaign
to help the children of Texas impacted by Hurricane Harvey. The
program follows Conn’s effort to raise over $500,000 in donations
that will go to local Texas charities as well as impacted
employees.
This week, the company’s 116 stores were supplied with donation
boxes to collect new toys and books from customers all across its
retail footprint in 14 states. The collected donations will be sent
to Houston for the company to distribute to local nonprofit
organizations that provide recovery services to children and
families in all of the communities affected by Harvey.
“We witnessed firsthand Harvey’s devastation in our native city
of Beaumont as well as our current home in Houston,” said Norm
Miller, Conn’s HomePlus President, CEO and Chairman. “For many
families and kids, their possessions are simply gone. This program
is a way to closely connect people all across the country to the
children of Texas to help lift their spirits.”
In the aftermath of Harvey, Conn’s temporarily closed its stores
in Beaumont, Corpus Christi and Houston. Miller says despite the
stores closing, its employees and its partners remained engaged —
both in Texas and beyond.
“Immediately after Harvey hit, we heard from our customers,
vendors, employees and friends of the company who wanted to help,”
said Miller. “We are very proud of the donations that came in from
across the country, and this new toy and book drive will give the
Conn’s family another opportunity to show their support for
Texas.”
Conn’s HomePlus will accept toy and book donations into early
December and will distribute the donated items to families and
children in time for the holiday season.
About Conn’s HomePlus
Conn's is a furniture and specialty retailer currently operating
in 116 retail locations in 14 states: Alabama,
Arizona, Colorado, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
Conn's primary product categories include:
- Furniture and mattress, including
furniture and related accessories for the living room, dining room
and bedroom, as well as both traditional and specialty
mattresses;
- Home appliance, including
refrigerators, freezers, washers, dryers, dishwashers and
ranges;
- Consumer electronics, including LCD,
LED, 3-D and Ultra HD, Blu-ray players, home theater and portable
audio equipment;
- Home office, including computers,
printers and accessories.
Additionally, Conn's offers a variety of products on a seasonal
basis.
Unlike many of its competitors, Conn's provides flexible
in-house credit options for its customers in addition to
third-party financing programs and third-party rent-to-own payment
plans. Its in-house credit program YES MONEY®, gives
consumers the ability to purchase high quality goods at low monthly
payments they can afford, even if they have been turned down
elsewhere. The ability to make aspirational items affordable has
led to more than 90 percent of surveyed customers stating that they
would recommend Conn’s to family and friends.
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