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Find a Location

Colony Brands, Inc. has 12 locations, listed below.

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    • Colony Brands, Inc.

      1112 7th Ave Monroe, WI 53566-1364

    • Colony Brands, Inc.

      PO Box 2238 Monroe, WI 53566-8038

    • Colony Brands, Inc.

      PO Box 2852 Monroe, WI 53566-8052

    • Colony Brands, Inc.

      P.O. Box 2872 Monroe, WI 53566

    • Colony Brands, Inc.

      PO Box 2834, Monroe, WI 53566

    Business ProfileforColony Brands, Inc.

    Catalog Shopping
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Alert:

    Beginning approximately November 2018, BBB Serving Wisconsin has received dozens of reports from consumers across the country stating they received unordered merchandise and accompanying invoices or simply received invoices for products they have not ordered or received.

    The BBB reached out to Colony Brands regarding these issues and, on 3/5/19, received the following response:

    Recent Fraudulent Activity

    Recently many businesses, in a variety of consumer related industries (credit cards, mortgage lending, health care, etc.), have seen increases in attempted identity theft. While our existing security procedures prevented the overwhelming majority of the fraud attempts from being successful, we don’t catch them all. As a company, we take this very seriously and are constantly vigilant in taking steps to counter these attempts. In addition, all of our retail companies are working diligently to investigate and resolve all consumer complaints related to this issue. 

    If you have received an item from one of the following - Montgomery Ward, Midnight Velvet, Seventh Avenue, Monroe & Main, Ginny's, The Swiss Colony, Country Door, The Tender Filet, Ashro or The Wisconsin Cheeseman - that you did not order, or you received a notice indicating advance payment is required for an item you did not order to be shipped, you may be a victim of this fraud. If so, please contact us at the following number or email address:

    800-565-1334  
    [email protected]

    In February, 2022, the same situation appeared to resurface as evidenced by consumer complaints received by the BBB Wisconsin office. BBB once again reached out to Colony Brands on numerous occasions by phone and email, but unfortunately, we did not receive a response.

    Colony Brands offers catalog and internet shopping through its “convenient credit options.” Its subsidiaries include: Montgomery Ward, Seventh Avenue, The Wisconsin Cheeseman, Monroe & Main, Ginny's, The Swiss Colony, The Tender Filet, Ashro, Midnight Velvet, and Country Door. 

    Additional business information

    Additional Info:

    According to the company, Colony Brands Inc. began business in 1926 as Swiss Colony, Inc.  On June 1st, 2010 the corporate name of The Swiss Colony, Inc. was changed to Colony Brands, Inc. to better reflect its position as parent company for its extensive portfolio of food and non–food businesses. According to its website, the company is one of the largest direct marketers in the United States. Colony Brands, Inc. provides customers with furniture and home décor, apparel, entertaining products, gifts and collectibles etc. The Swiss Colony, LLC subsidiary was formed to continue to sell cheese, pastries, sausage and other food and gift items through the Swiss Colony® catalogs and web site.

    Colony Brands together with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies consisting of numerous multichannel retail brands are headquartered in Monroe, Wisconsin.

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.14/5stars

    Average of 69 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    683 complaints closed in last 3 years

    209 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company offers catalog, mail order and internet retail sales of foods and gifts.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Colony Brands, Inc. has 12 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • Colony Brands, Inc.

        1112 7th Ave Monroe, WI 53566-1364

      • Colony Brands, Inc.

        PO Box 2238 Monroe, WI 53566-8038

      • Colony Brands, Inc.

        PO Box 2852 Monroe, WI 53566-8052

      • Colony Brands, Inc.

        P.O. Box 2872 Monroe, WI 53566

      • Colony Brands, Inc.

        PO Box 2834, Monroe, WI 53566

      Headquarters
      1112 7th Ave, Monroe, WI 53566-1364
      BBB File Opened:
      1/1/1966
      Years in Business:
      98
      Business Started:
      1/1/1926
      Business Started Locally:
      1/1/1926
      Business Incorporated:
      9/23/1954
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • Dr. Leonard Shop Now Pay Plan
      • Dr. Leonard's
      • Bwell Now
      • Swiss Colony
      • Montgomery Ward
      • Green County Foods
      • DM Services
      • The Wisconsin Cheeseman
      • Seventh Avenue
      • Midnight Velvet
      • Ginny's
      • The Tender Filet
      • Through The Country Door
      • Monroe & Main
      • Ashro
      • Country Door
      Business Management
      • Bob Erb, President/CEO
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Bob Erb, President/CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Bob Erb, President/CEO
      Additional Contact Information

      Phone Numbers

      Website Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      683 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      06/18/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      On June 13th I received an email stating that a credit request was made on my behalf that I did not make. Shortly after I received another email that a laptop was ordered and being shipped to an address in ****. I did not order any laptop, nor do I know anyone in ****. My daughter called them as soon as they open, and the person on the phone from ************** told us they would cancel the order, which they never did. Also, when asked how the ordered placed, we were told someone called the order in, which we cannot understand how they easily allow someone to place such an expensive order. They stilled shipped and delivered the laptop. We tried several times to speak to a supervisor, and no one would answer. Seventh Avenue does not protect customers information, they let anyone just order items off my account with no proper authorization.
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      Customer Reviews

      69 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      harriet b

      1 star

      07/05/2024

      Never knew this company---was on my credit report---seems that it goes under 2 names-- Colony Brands, Inc. and Seventh Ave. I believe they are scams!

      Colony Brands, Inc. Response

      07/15/2024

      ************** is owned and operated by Colony Brands, Inc. For additional information, please contact us at ************. 

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