Friedman's Inc.
| Company type | Private (Public prior to 2005) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Fate | Bankruptcy |
| Headquarters | Savannah, Georgia |
Key people | Bradley Stinn CEO Victor Suglia CFO Morgan Schiff & Co.- Phillip Ean Cohen Sterling Brinkley |
| Products | Jewelry |
Friedman's Inc. was an American company that owned and operated fine jewelry specialty stores under the names Friedman's Jewelers and Crescent Jewelers. It declared bankruptcy in 2008 and had shuttered all stores by June 2008.
History
The company was established in
Due to a bankruptcy filing in early 2008, Friedman's and Crescent liquidated all of their stores save for a small number of locations purchased by Whitehall Jewelers Inc. for approximately 14 million dollars. Whitehall went bankrupt shortly after the purchase and began liquidating all of its stores in August 2008.
In 2009, Windsor Fine Jewelers, LLC based in Augusta, GA, purchased the trademark "Friedman's Jewelers" and opened a location in Augusta, GA. In 2017, they launched the www.friedmans.com e-commerce platform.