Live Ventures Inc (LIVE)

Live Ventures Incorporated, a holding company, engages in the acquisition and operation of companies in various industries in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Manufacturing, Retail and Online, and Services. The Manufacturing segment manufactures and markets carpets and rugs, and yarn products to carpet dealers focusing on the residential, niche commercial, and hospitality end-markets; manufactures carpets, and nylon and polypropylene monofilament turf yarn; and sells hard surface products. The Retail and Online segment operates 58 specialty entertainment retail storefronts that offer entertainment products, including new and pre-owned movies, video games, and music products, as well as ancillary products, such as books, comics, toys, and collectibles. It buys, sells, and trades in new and pre-owned movies, music, video games, electronics, and collectibles through 33 Vintage Stock, 3 V-Stock, 13 Movie Trading company, and 9 EntertainMart retail locations in Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado, Illinois, Arkansas, Utah, and New Mexico. This segment also offers services to customers, such as rentals, special orders, disc and video game hardware repair services, and other services. In addition, the Retail and Online segment operates LiveDeal.com, a deal engine, which connects restaurants with consumers, as well as offers marketing solutions to restaurants to provide customer awareness and merchant visibility on the Internet. Its deal engine is also involved in the online retail of products, including kitchen and dining products, apparel and sporting goods, and children's toys and beauty products. The Services segment offers InstantProfile line of products and services primarily consisting of directory listing services. The company was formerly known as LiveDeal, Inc. and changed its name to Live Ventures Incorporated in October 2015. Live Ventures Incorporated was founded in 1968 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.