Established in 1968 and based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Live Ventures Incorporated is a diversified U.S. company with operations spanning flooring manufacturing, steel production, and retail. Its Flooring Manufacturing division specializes in producing carpets, rugs, and yarn for residential, niche commercial, and hospitality markets, while also reselling various hard surface flooring options. This segment caters to a broad clientele, including flooring dealers, home centers, other flooring manufacturers, and direct consumers. The Steel Manufacturing segment is dedicated to crafting pre-finished, de-carb free tool and die steel products, such as deluxe alloy and tool steel plates, precision ground flat stock, and drill rods, which are supplied to steel distributors and service centers. Live Ventures' Retail segment operates 63 specialty entertainment storefronts, offering a comprehensive array of new and pre-owned entertainment items and related merchandise. This includes movies, video games, music, books, comics, toys, and collectibles. The company engages in buying, selling, and trading these goods through its 35 Vintage Stock, 3 V-Stock, 13 Movie Trading Company, and 12 EntertainMart locations across multiple states including Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. Additionally, the vintagestock.com website facilitates online sales of new and used movies, video games, music, and toys. This segment further enhances customer experience with services such as rentals, special orders, and repair services for discs and video game hardware. The Corporate and Other segment primarily manages overarching corporate functions and supports the development of new products and services.
Live Ventures Honors the Life of Tim Bailey, Founder of Marquis Industries
Live Ventures and its subsidiary Marquis Industries announced the death of Timothy Allen "Tim" Bailey, founder of Marquis Industries, who passed away on September 6, 2026, at the age of 79.
Bailey founded Marquis in Dalton, Georgia in 1997 and remained at the helm after Live Ventures acquired the company in 2015, later handing leadership to current Co-CEOs Wes Godfrey and Chet Graham. Marquis today employs approximately 475 people, most in Georgia.
The release is a memorial tribute with no change to active management and no disclosed financial or operational impact on Live Ventures.