Waccamaw Corp.
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Waccamaw Corp. was a home furnishings business that started as Waccamaw Pottery, a Myrtle Beach, South Carolina based pottery company Easter weekend of 1977 that sold pottery and crafts.
It grew into the home furnishings business in the early 1990s and operated stores throughout the South and Midwest, selling housewares, bedding, cookware, china, and furniture.
In the face of heavy competition from direct competitors Bed Bath & Beyond, Linens 'n Things and Old Time Pottery; as well as discount stores like Wal-Mart and Target, the company merged with the primarily Northeastern HomePlace[1] and grew to over 100 stores by 2001. Waccamaw stores were renamed Waccamaw's HomePlace, and were planning to phase out the Waccamaw name altogether when the company filed for bankruptcy. The company ceased operations in June 2001.
