BonWorth explained
| BonWorth |
| Type: | Privately held |
| Foundation: | 1966 |
| Founder: | Loren Wells |
| Location City: | Hendersonville, North Carolina |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Locations: | 200+ |
| Area Served: | United States |
| Industry: | Retail |
| Products: | Women's clothing |
BonWorth is an American retail clothing chain based in Hendersonville, North Carolina.[1]
Founder Loren Wells started BonWorth in 1966 in Hendersonville, and expanded throughout the 1980s. Mr. Wells, the sixth owner of Seely Castle, sold the company in 2013 and has retired to Asheville NC.[2] By 1992, it had 65 stores in 28 states,[3] and by 2007, it had more than 290.[4] Its clothing lines are targeted at women 50 and older.[5]
On August 16, 2019, BonWorth filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[6]
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160410062838/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8716764.html COMMUNITY BRIEFING - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | HighBeam Research
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3DIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VyUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4706,1161648&dq=bon-worth+loren-wells&hl=en The Times-News - Google News Archive Search
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BDBPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XyQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6240,269801&dq=bon-worth+loren-wells&hl=en The Times-News - Google News Archive Search
- https://archive.today/20130129145558/http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=350007 BIZ BUZZ: Women's clothing store set to open - MyWebTimes.com
- https://archive.today/20130131231150/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/news_press/access/1709829011.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=May+01,+2008&author=MARY+HAWK&pub=The+News+Press&desc=Bon+Worth+caters+to+women+50+and+over&pqatl=google Bon Worth caters to women 50 and over
- Web site: Hendersonville-based BonWorth files for chapter 11 bankruptcy .
