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Ever heard of Bell’s Drive-in 0r Taco Tia? Back in 1954, Bell’s Drive-in and Taco Tia were Glen Bell’s first restaurants, located in the San Bernardino area of California. Fast forward to … Read more
Ever heard of Bell’s Drive-in 0r Taco Tia? Back in 1954, Bell’s Drive-in and Taco Tia were Glen Bell’s first restaurants, located in the San Bernardino area of California. Fast forward to … Read more
Home Hardware stores are as Canadian as Beavertails. Headquartered in St. Jacobs, Ontario since its opening in 1900, Home Hardware stores are fixtures in small towns across Canada, even as … Read more
With today’s smart home technology moving ahead at an explosive rate, it’s hard for the average consumer to keep up with what’s new. And, then, there’s the challenge of how … Read more
Dollarama: still giving Canadian consumers a big bang for their buck. Let’s face it, no matter what your income bracket, you’ve probably shopped at one of Canada’s 1,114 Dollarama stores, right? Canadians love a bargain, and … Read more
Since its beginning in 1977, American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) has been a popular choice for casual clothing among tweens, teens, young adults and the young-at-heart. Shown in the StatsMap, below: … Read more
Sonic Drive-in: how did a burger restaurant get a name like, “Sonic Drive-in.” Well, I guess when you’re one of the country’s biggest fast-food restaurants, serving 3 million customers every day, … Read more
Most folks know Dave Thomas as the founder of Wendy’s, the restaurant that serves up “old fashioned hamburgers.” But, I bet you didn’t know that, even as young as 12, Dave was … Read more
With 2,668 retail locations, Tesco Grocery has the distinction of being both the the United Kingdom’s largest grocery chain and its largest retailer, period. This StatsMap, which shows Tesco Grocery’s 2,668 UK locations, makes it easy … Read more
Canadian Tire, from humble beginnings to a Canadian giant Way back in the Roaring Twenties, 1920, to be exact, the Canadian automobile industry began to boom as the demand for cars rose. … Read more
Aldi giving Walmart and Kroger a run for their money! ALDI, founded by the Albrecht family, opened its first store in Germany in 1961, making it the first discount store … Read more