Best Products
| Company type | Public (NASDAQ: BESTQ) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail (Catalog merchant showroom) |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Founder | Sydney Lewis Frances Lewis |
| Defunct | February 9, 1997 (last stores closed) December 1998 (liquidation completed) |
| Fate | Chapter 11 bankruptcy liquidation |
| Headquarters | Richmond, Virginia |
| Products | Home furnishings, consumer electronics, jewelry, housewares, toys |
| Subsidiaries | Ashby's, Basco, Dolgin's, Great Western, Jafco, Labelle's, Miller Sales, Modern Merchandising, Rogers |
Best Products Company, Inc., or simply Best, was a chain of American catalog showroom retail stores founded by Sydney and Frances Lewis in 1957 and formerly headquartered in Richmond, Virginia. The company was in existence for four decades, until 1998. In 1996, the company operated 169 Best stores and 11 Best Jewelry stores in 23 states, and a nationwide mail-order service. Best Products was traded on the NASDAQ exchange as "BESTQ".