Fingerhut

The Fingerhut Companies, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryMail order, online shopping
Founded1948 (1948)
FounderWilliam and Manny Fingerhut
DefunctOctober 2, 2025 (2025-10-02)
FateClosure
Headquarters
RevenueUS$500 million (2008)
OwnerBluestem Brands, Inc.
Number of employees
6,000 (2002)
Websitewww.fingerhut.com

Fingerhut was an American catalog and online retailer. The company distinguished itself from traditional and online retail in that it incorporated a technique known as hire purchase, where customers paid with credit and made monthly payments until the order was fully paid.