Barnes and Noble: America’s biggest book retailer
Barnes and Noble, with 623 store locations in all U.S. states, sells more books than any other U.S. retailer. Charles M. Barnes began selling books from his home in Illinois … Read more
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Chili’s: I want my baby back, baby back, baby back…
It all started with one big bowl of chili. From a hamburger joint in 1975 in Dallas, Texas, to a wildly successful chain of restaurants featuring Southwestern-inspired, classic American and … Read more
Regal Theatres
Regal Cinemas is the second- largest theater chain in the United States. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Regal operates 760 theaters as of September 2019. The three main theatre brands operated by Regal Entertainment … Read more
rue21: fashions, fun and bold
Headquartered in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, rue21 is an American clothing retailer that offers fun, unique and bold fashions for the young and the young-at-heart. As of August 2019, there were 696 … Read more
Ulta Beauty
In 1989, Richard E. George and Terry Hanson foundedUlta Salon, Cosmetics and Fragrance, Inc. They changed the company name to Ulta Beauty in 2017. Today, there are 1,214 Ulta Beauty … Read more
Aldo: If the shoe fits, wear it.
Canadian shoe giant, Aldo Bensadoun, started his shoe empire in Montréal, Québec, in 1972. Four generations of Bensadouns have carried on the shoe trade to become an international success. In … Read more
Hungry for pasta?
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
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