Appliance Direct, the 20-store white-goods chain in Central Florida, has assumed the leases to 39 Rex Stores, will pursue 44 more, and will purchase Rex’s Whirlpool inventory and store fixtures. The ...

Florida-based Appliance Direct will pick up the leases of 39 Rex stores, which sell televisions and appliances, and seek to do the same for another 44, according to documents filed Monday ...