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Fingerhut is a catalog/ online retailer.
Fingerhut was founded in 1948 by William Fingerhut and his brother Manny, selling automobile seat covers. In 1952, the business re-positioned itself to a mail order catalog company and diversified its goods to include towels, dishes, and tools. In 1969 the company went public.
Today, Fingerhut is distinguished from other online retailers in that customers can pay with credit, and make monthly payments until their orders are paid off.
The Fingerhut brand has passed through several ownerships during its existence, including onetime ownership by American Can Company and its successor Primerica, Federated Department Stores (1999), and Petters Group Worldwide (2002), and Bain Capital Ventures (2004).
The company has received criticism for allegedly engaging in practices such as robocalls.
In 2014, a class action lawsuit was filed in response to Fingerhut nuisance robocalls.
Fingerhut may refer to:
- Fingerhut, an online retailer
- Eric Fingerhut, an American politician
- Margaret Fingerhut, concert pianist
- The Fingerhut School of Education, a graduate school of American Jewish University