BonWorth is an American retail clothing chain based in
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Hendersonville is a city in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. It is south of Asheville and is the county seat of Henderson County. Like the county, the city is named for 19th-century North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Leona ...
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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. By 1992, it had 65 stores in 28 states, and by 2007, it had more than 290. Its clothing lines are targeted at women 50 and older.
On August 16, 2019, BonWorth filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, wheth ...
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Clothing retailers of the United States
Companies based in North Carolina
American companies established in 1966
Retail companies established in 1966
1966 establishments in North Carolina
Hendersonville, North Carolina
Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2019
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