Consumer Electronics

Brookstone Corporate Office

Brookstone was founded in 1965 by Pierre de Beaumont and his wife Mary, after the pair took some basic accounting classes via mail. They made a catalog of items for hobbyists and mailed them to people in their state. Mr. de Beaumont was well known for creating his own handy “tools” or shortcut items, which he soon featured for sale in his catalog. The company is named after their farm.

Today, Brookstone is a chain of 300 retail stores across the US, usually found in airports and shopping malls. The first brick and mortar location was opened in 1973. The company is known for toys and unique items such as massage chairs, pillows with embedded speakers, and iPhone accessories. Brookstone is unique in that customers can try out any item in the store before purchasing.

Brookstone filed for bankruptcy in early 2014 and was acquired by Sailing Capital and Sun Power Corporation in June of 20144. Stores and online services remained open and the company is back in the black.

Brookstone

History

TrackR Corporate Office

TrackR was founded by Chris Herbert and Christian Smith in 2009. This pair of entrepreneurs met at Santa Barbara College and shared their woes about the pain of losing items. The idea for TrackR was born.

TrackR makes devices the size of coins that can be attached to various items. The tag can then be tracked via the GPS system on smartphones. There are TrackR devices that can make your cell phone ring, even if you have it set to silent, ones that can be placed in your wallet, and tags that can be attached to pet collars.

The company is listed as #155 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. TrackR had a three-year growth rate of 2,541% and an annual revenue in 2014 of $2.7 million. The company has 15 employees, with 8 of these jobs being added in the past 3 years.

Track R is also listed as #14 on the Inc. list of Top Consumer Products and Services. In late 2018, the company rebranded itself as Adero.

TrackR

History

Track R is also listed as #14 on the Inc. list of Top Consumer Products and Services. In late 2018, the company rebranded itself as Adero.

TigerDirect Corporate Office

TigerDirect was founded in 1987 and has headquarters in El Segundo, California. Originally founded as Tiger Software, it was a direct subsidiary of BLOC Development. The company began publishing software and tools known as “FormTool”. BLOC Development changed its name to TigerDirect. The company was eventually purchased by Systemax and changed its format from software tools to the refurbishing of computers and other electronics, then reselling them via catalog or online sales.

Systemax acquired CompUSA stores and Circuit City stores in 2008/2009. All products were rebranded to the TigerDirect name. All brick-and-mortar stores were closed as of January 2015 and TigerDirect once again became an online store only.

TigerDirect sells desktop computers, laptops, tablets, software, hardware, computer components, and other types of electronic and office equipment.

In January 2023, TigerDirect became the first major internet retailer to accept Bitcoin.

TigerDirect maintains a corporate office in El Segundo, California.

TigerDirect

History

TigerDirect sells desktop computers, laptops, tablets, software, hardware, computer components, and other types of electronic and office equipment.

In January 2023, TigerDirect became the first major internet retailer to accept Bitcoin.

TigerDirect maintains a corporate office in El Segundo, California.

Asus USA Corporate Office

Asus was founded in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1989 by cofounders T.H. Tung, M.T. Liao, Ted Hsu, and Wayne Hsieh. All cofounders were former employees of Acer computers, working as hardware techs. The name ASUS is the partial letters used for the winged horse, Pegasus. The cofounders decided to use only the last four letters so they would have an alphabetical advantage in listings.

The company is a multinational computer hardware and electronics company which produces desktops, laptops, netbooks, mobile phones, monitors, motherboards, projectors, servers, workstations, and tablet pc’s. Asus is the world’s 4th largest personal computer vendor. Total brand worth is estimated at $1.3 billion. Asus is listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, as well as the London Stock Exchange, but not on any U.S. exchanges as of today.

Asus has more than 50 service sites in 32 countries and has more than 400 service partners around the world, in addition to 4 manufacturing plants in 3 countries.

Asus USA

Asus has more than 50 service sites in 32 countries and has more than 400 service partners around the world, in addition to 4 manufacturing plants in 3 countries.

History

6PM.Com Corporate Office

6PM.Com was founded in 1999 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Originally named Shoedini.Com,Inc. The company changed their name to 6PM.Com, LLC, in late 2005 and is now a subsidiary of Zappos.Com,Inc, which is owned by Amazon.Com.

6PM.Com offers online shopping for new and discounted women’s, men’s, and children’s shoes, ladies handbags, luxury watches, backpacks, swimwear, coats, sweaters, jeans, ladies skirts, and children’s clothing. The company also offers a wide range of men’s wear including underwear, socks, jeans, sweatshirts, and belts. In addition to clothing and shoes, 6PM.Com also offers sporting goods, home exercise equipment, housewares, luggage, messenger bags, briefcases, diaper bags, as well as wallets for both men and women.

In May of 2010, a glitch in a computer system accidentally priced everything online at $49.99, including GPS navigation systems and other items costing several hundred dollars. 6PM.Com stood by their online pricing, which cost the company $1.6 million.

6PM.Com