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
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
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
The first Olive Garden was opened on December 13, 1982, in Orlando, Florida, as a unit of General Mills Inc. By 1989, the chain had grown to 145 restaurants. They were … Read more
If you live in the eastern half of the United States, there’s a pretty darn good chance you’ve shopped at Save-A-Lot. With 1,255 store locations, it is one of the … Read more
It all started with Office Depot… In 1986, Office Depot was founded by F. Patrick Sher, Stephen Doughtery, and Jack Kopkin, formerly associated with Mr. HOW Warehouse, a home improvement company. … Read more
In February, 1951–that’s almost 68 years ago–Robert O. Peterson founded Jack in the Box® restaurants in San Diego, California. Still headquartered in San Diego, the restaurant company operates and franchises 2,239 … Read more
About 61 years ago, in 1957 to be exact, a little grocery store called Food Town was founded in Salisbury, North Carolina by Wilson Smith, Ralph Ketner, and Brown Ketner. Today, … Read more
From a cheese shop to fabrics It started with a little cheese shop in Cleveland and became a nationwide chain of 872 fabric and craft stores–yep, that’s Joann. Joann’s 872 … Read more
In August, 1969, Shop 8, now Sephora, started out as a small perfumery in Limoges, France. Dominique Mandonnaud, the owner of Sephora, had a philosophy that perfumes were very personal to each … Read more
