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.

A furniture and appliance retailer is closing a handful of local stores, and several more around the state. A furniture and appliance retailer with a strong presence in Alabama is closing for business.

American Freight has 10 locations in Alabama: three in Birmingham, Morrow Road, Veterans Memorial Drive and Palisades Blvd; Dothan at Ross Clark Circle; Helena at Highway 52; Huntsville at North Memorial Parkway; Mobile at Moffett Road; Montgomery at North Eastern Blvd.; Tuscaloosa at McFarland Blvd and Prattville at East Main Street.

American Freight is shuttering all of its locations and kicking off store closing sales as part of Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings by its parent company.

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.

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