JoAnne's Bed and Back

The company also had locations in New York in the past, when two stores opened in Manhattan during the 1990s.

[1][2] The chain markets to those with back problems who are looking for furniture to meet their special needs.

The company was founded in 1977 by JoAnne Schatz,[3] and later expanded to more than a dozen locations.

[4] The company's greatest success came during the mid-1990s, when the chain doubled its number of stores.

[7] In April 2008, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and was acquired by Virginia-based Healthy Back, which planned to close half its stores.