We’ll leave the light on for you: Motel 6 USA and Canada
Good, clean, affordable lodging The first Motel 6 was opened by Paul A. Greene and William W. Becker in 1962 in Santa Barbara, California. Paul and William were low-cost housing … Read more
Red Lobster: for the seafood lover in you®
January 18, 1968 was a good day for Bill Darden and Charley Woodsby because that’s the day they opened their first Red Lobster restaurant. That single family-owned restaurant in Lakeland, … Read more
Bed, Bath & Beyond
I think that most people want a home that is comfortable and inviting. It just feels good to walk into a room that makes you want to sit, relax and … Read more
Rooty Tooty Fresh ‘N Fruity®
Who serves 700 million pancakes a year? Well, that would be IHOP. Yep, 700 million pancakes, 300 million cups of coffee and 20 million pounds of breakfast meat–that’s what IHOP … Read more
Sally Beauty
Sally’s Story In 1964, a man by the name of C. Ray Farber opened a store that he called Sally Beauty. He operated its flagship store on Magazine Street in New … Read more
Benjamin Moore: Intelligence, Industry and Integrity
Calsom Finish…huh? Back in 1883, Benjamin and Robert Moore opened a company called Moore Brothers in Brooklyn, New York. With just $2,000 to their name and a single product called Moore’s … Read more
Do you know how IKEA got its name?
August 6, 2018 Flat-pack, do-it-yourself, no tools required! Everyone in Canada and the United States knows IKEA, the Swedish retail store that specializes in “buy it, bring it home, build … Read more
GameStop USA
July 30, 2018 GameStop is all about innovation GameStop was originally a small educational software retailer called Babbage’s, after English mathematician and computer pioneer, Charles Babbage, inventor of the computer … Read more
Nordstrom USA
July 23, 2018 Can you imagine being 16 years old, having only $5 in your pocket, landing in a strange country and not speaking the language–and doing it all by … Read more
