Big 5 Sporting Goods
Big 5 was founded in 1955 by Maurie I. Liff, Harry A. Liff and Robert W. Miller. Robert Miller’s son, Steven, is the current Chief Executive Officer. The Big 5 … 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
El Pollo Loco
El Pollo Loco, Spanish for The Crazy Chicken and pronounced L Po-yo Loco, serves authentically prepared flame-grilled, citrus-marinated chicken. Yummm-eee! El Pollo Loco was founded by Juan Francisco Ochoa in … 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
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
Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware: the world’s second largest retail cooperative Located in all 50 of the United States, Ace Hardware’s emphasis is on service and up-to-the-minute retailing techniques. Ace Hardware’s 3,959 U.S. … 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