Fingerhut

The Fingerhut Companies, Inc.
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Mail order, online shopping
Founded	1948
Founder	William and Manny Fingerhut
Headquarters	Saint Cloud, Minnesota, U.S.
Revenue	US$500 million (2008)
Owner	Bluestem Brands, Inc.
Number of employees	6,000 (2002)
Website	www.fingerhut.com

Fingerhut is an American catalog/online retailer.^[1]^[2] Fingerhut is distinguished from other online retailers in that it incorporates a technique known as hire purchase, where customers can pay with credit, and make monthly payments until their orders are paid off.

^ Moore, Janet (January 17, 2002). "Fingerhut to shut down; 4,700 jobs lost in state; Finding buyer to save catalog retailer is unlikely, analysts say.(NEWS)". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
^ Kaufman, Leslie (February 12, 1999). "Federated Department Stores to Buy Fingerhut". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

[1] Moore, Janet (January 17, 2002). "Fingerhut to shut down; 4,700 jobs lost in state; Finding buyer to save catalog retailer is unlikely, analysts say.(NEWS)". Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN). Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

[2] Kaufman, Leslie (February 12, 1999). "Federated Department Stores to Buy Fingerhut". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-01-05.

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