With its headquarters in The Woodlands, Texas, Conn's Inc. is a chain of American furniture, mattress, electronics, and appliance stores. Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Nevada are among the states where the chain operates locations. Today, the company provides its customers with service, distribution, financing, insurance, and other related services in addition to providing furniture, mattresses, appliances, and electronics.
Beaumont, Texas, Edward Eastham established the Eastham Plumbing and Heating Company in 1890. In 1931, the business was acquired by First National Bank of Beaumont, which changed its name to Plumbing and Heating, Inc. In 1933, Carol Washington Conn, Sr. was hired by Plumbing and Heating, Inc and changed the name of the company to Conn Plumbing and Heating Company. On Eleventh Street in Beaumont, the company's second store opened its doors in 1959. After service in the Korean War, C.W. Conn Jr. joined the company in 1953. He established Appliance Parts and Service, Conn's retail service repair and maintenance subsidiary company, in 1962 after realizing that clients needed trustworthy, high-quality service. He co-founded Conn Credit Corporation, a provider of retail credit lending services, in 1964.
