Swiss Chalet: always so good for so little
Swiss Chalet is a Canadian chain of family dining restaurants, founded in 1954 in Toronto. Swiss Chalet currently has 202 locations in Canada. In 1954, the first Swiss Chalet restaurant … Read more
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Papa Murphy’s: take ‘n’ bake pizza
Back in 1995, Terry Collins had a good idea. He bought and consolidated two well-known pizza chains: Papa Aldo’s Pizza and Murphy’s Pizza and created Papa Murphy’s. Let’s take a … Read more
Mark’s Wearhouse: well worn
Founded in 1977 by Mark Blumes, Mark’s Wearhouse, known as l’Équipeur in Québec, has 376 stores across Canada and is a member of the Canadian Tire Family of Companies. Originally … Read more
T-Mobile: the “T” is for Telecomm
In 1999, T-Mobile International AG & Co. KG holding company was founded and later renamed to T-Mobile International AG). In 2002, as Deutche Telekom consolidated its international operations, it changed the … Read more
Safeway: ingredients for life
March 25, 2019 Known today as Safeway, the company that was founded in 1912 by Sam Seelig was originally called the Sam Seelig Company. Seelig left the company in 1924 … Read more
Wawa: “Gottahava Wawa”
How did a chain of retail stores ever get a name like Wawa? Well, as the story goes, Wawa is the Native American name for the Canada Goose, which was … Read more
Applebee’s: Eatin’ good in the neighbourhood!
Bill and T.J. Palmer opened their first restaurant in Decatur, Georgia in November, 1980. A rather strange name for a restaurant, it was called T.J. Applebee’s Rx for Edibles & Elixirs. Now, that’s a mouthfull! The … Read more
Dollar General: Serving Others
Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for over 75 years. During the Great Depression (1939-1949) J.L. Turner began buying bankrupt general stores and liquidating each store’s stock. … Read more
Krispy Kreme
How do you sell doughnuts? Just cut a hole in the wall of your bakery. Okay, that sounds a little crazy, but it’s true! Back in 1937, Vernon Rudolph cut … Read more
Bath & Body Works
In 1990, in a Cambridge, Massachusetts mall, the first Bath and Body Works opened it doors to the public. Founded in New Albany, Ohio, in 1990, Bath and Body Works … Read more