Company: HH Gregg
Industry: Retail
Description: H.H. Gregg, founded on April 15, 1955, by Henry Harold and Fansy Gregg in Princeton, Indiana, began as a modest appliance store and grew into a major retailer of consumer electronics, home appliances, and gaming systems like Wii and Xbox. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, the company once operated 220 stores across 21 states but filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017, leading to liquidation and closure of all physical locations. Acquired by Valor Group LLC for $400,000, it relaunched as an online-only retailer in August 2017, focusing on e-commerce for TVs, computers, refrigerators, washers, and more, though a brief physical store in New Jersey closed by 2022.
At its peak, H.H. Gregg employed about 5,000 professionals, with around 130 staff post-relaunch. Financially, it reported $1.96 billion in revenue for fiscal 2016, though it faced losses of $54.88 million that year, highlighting the sector’s challenges and resilience.
Job seekers can explore opportunities in e-commerce operations (warehouse associates, logistics), customer service (support reps, order fulfillment), IT/digital (web development, data analytics), sales and marketing (online promotions), and administrative roles. Benefits may include flexible remote work and growth in a lean, innovative model. (according to Wikipedia and the company).
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