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Gander Mountain Corporate Office

Gander Mountain was founded in 1960 by Robert Sturgis, an avid outdoorsman who was disappointed that he was unable to find quality hunting and fishing equipment in his small town of Wilmont, Wisconsin. He began a mail order catalog business which grew very quickly. Unfortunately, the Federal law passed in 1968 outlawed the sale of mail order guns, which lead Gander Mountain to revamp their focus.

Gander Mountain opened their first retail store in 1996, The success of this company has allowed it to open 115 stores in 22 states. The company operates retail stores which focus on outdoor clothing and footwear, hunting, fishing, and camping equipment, along with knives, new and used guns, ammunition, flashlights, lasers, optics, holsters, and personal defense products such as pepper spray.

The company had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2014 and employs 2,325 people.

Gander Mountain

Gander Mountain was founded in 1960 by Robert Sturgis, an avid outdoorsman who was disappointed that he was unable to find quality hunting and fishing equipment in his small town of Wilmont, Wisconsin. He began a mail order catalog business which grew very quickly. Unfortunately, the Federal law passed in 1968 outlawed the sale of mail order guns, which lead Gander Mountain to revamp their focus.

Gander Mountain opened their first retail store in 1996, The success of this company has allowed it to open 115 stores in 22 states. The company operates retail stores which focus on outdoor clothing and footwear, hunting, fishing, and camping equipment, along with knives, new and used guns, ammunition, flashlights, lasers, optics, holsters, and personal defense products such as pepper spray.

The company had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2014 and employs 2,325 people.

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Fry’s Electronics Corporate Office

Fry’s Electronics was founded in 1985 by Charles Fry, Randy Fry, and David Fry after father Charles Fry sold his Fry’s supermarket chain. The company is a super big box retailer of consumer electronics, household appliances, car audio, computer software and hardware. Fry’s Electronics,  frequently referred to as simply “Fry’s”, offers in-store computer repair, car audio installation, as well as custom built computers.

Fry’s has more than 14,000 employees and had $2 billion in revenue in 2014. The original store was located in Sunnyvale, California, and the company now has more than 34 stores in 9 states.

Fry’s stores are enormous in size and often have decorating “themes”. The store in Phoenix, Arizona, for example, has an Aztec theme, while the Palo Alto, California, store has a Wild West theme.

 

Fry's Electronics

Fry’s Electronics was founded in 1985 by Charles Fry, Randy Fry, and David Fry after father Charles Fry sold his Fry’s supermarket chain. The company is a super big box retailer of consumer electronics, household appliances, car audio, computer software and hardware. Fry’s Electronics,  frequently referred to as simply “Fry’s”, offers in-store computer repair, car audio installation, as well as custom built computers.

Fry’s has more than 14,000 employees and had $2 billion in revenue in 2014. The original store was located in Sunnyvale, California, and the company now has more than 34 stores in 9 states.

Fry’s stores are enormous in size and often have decorating “themes”. The store in Phoenix, Arizona, for example, has an Aztec theme, while the Palo Alto, California, store has a Wild West theme.

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Etsy Corporate Office

Etsy was founded in June of 2005 in New York by Rob Kalin, Jared Tarbell, Chris Macguire and Him Schoppik. The company is a peer to peer e-commerce website which mainly sells handmade, custom made, and vintage items including jewelry, wedding items, clothing and decorative items for the home. The company also sells materials and crafts for making items. In addition to these items, the company sells a small selection of unique, commercially made items but mostly focuses on items that cannot be found in brick and mortar stores.

Etsy has 804 full time employees, 1.5 million sellers and 22.6 million buyers around the world. The company generated $1.93 billion in revenue in 2014. Etsy is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol Etsy:US. Etsy is based in New York but has offices in almost every country in the world.

Etsy

Etsy was founded in June of 2005 in New York by Rob Kalin, Jared Tarbell, Chris Macguire and Him Schoppik. The company is a peer to peer e-commerce website which mainly sells handmade, custom made, and vintage items including jewelry, wedding items, clothing and decorative items for the home. The company also sells materials and crafts for making items. In addition to these items, the company sells a small selection of unique, commercially made items but mostly focuses on items that cannot be found in brick and mortar stores.

Etsy has 804 full time employees, 1.5 million sellers and 22.6 million buyers around the world. The company generated $1.93 billion in revenue in 2014. Etsy is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol Etsy:US. Etsy is based in New York but has offices in almost every country in the world.

History

AKDY Imports Corporate Office

AKDY Imports was founded in 2006 by CEO and President Kenny Chen. The company designs and manufacturers high end shower panels, bathtubs, range hoods, fireplace inserts and accessories, sinks, kitchen and bathroom faucets. AKDY sells their products through traditional brick and mortar stores such as Sears and Walmart, along with online retailers such as NewEgg.com, Amazon.com, and Houzz.com.

AKDY Imports is based out of South El Monte, California. The company is #75 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America with a three year growth rate of 3,997%. The company has 35 employees with 29 of these jobs being added in the past 3 years and $10.7 million in revenue in 2014.

AKDY Imports is #7 on the Inc. list of Top Consumer Products and Service Companies and #7 in Top Los Angeles Companies.

AKDY Imports

AKDY Imports was founded in 2006 by CEO and President Kenny Chen. The company designs and manufacturers high end shower panels, bathtubs, range hoods, fireplace inserts and accessories, sinks, kitchen and bathroom faucets. AKDY sells their products through traditional brick and mortar stores such as Sears and Walmart, along with online retailers such as NewEgg.com, Amazon.com, and Houzz.com.

AKDY Imports is based out of South El Monte, California. The company is #75 on the Inc. 5000 list of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America with a three year growth rate of 3,997%. The company has 35 employees with 29 of these jobs being added in the past 3 years and $10.7 million in revenue in 2014.

AKDY Imports is #7 on the Inc. list of Top Consumer Products and Service Companies and #7 in Top Los Angeles Companies.

History

Thirty One Gifts Corporate Office

Thirty-One Gifts was founded in 2003 by current CEO Cindy Monroe.  Monroe founded the company in the basement of her Chattanooga, TN home.  Equipped with a sewing machine, Monroe wanted to fill the void she noticed in the personalized gifts industry while working as a consultant for Pampered Chef.

In 2009, sales were $38 million.  In 2010, sales reached $100 million.  The next year, $482 million, followed by $782 million in 2012.

In 2011, the company was forced to put a freeze on accepting new consultants as they were overwhelmed with signups (over 5,000 per month).  The company was forced to lay off 182 people in 2012 due to large capital investments in infrastructure to help with brining on more consultants.  As a result, sales were flat at $760 million for 2013.

In late 2014, the company acquired Utah based jewelry company, Jewel Kade.

In 2015, the company has more than 2,000 employees and 100,000 independent consultants.  The company is now headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  Cindy Monroe is still the CEO of the company.  Her husband, Scott, serves as the Chief Brand Officer.

 

Thirty-One Gifts

Thirty-One Gifts was founded in 2003 by current CEO Cindy Monroe.  Monroe founded the company in the basement of her Chattanooga, TN home.  Equipped with a sewing machine, Monroe wanted to fill the void she noticed in the personalized gifts industry while working as a consultant for Pampered Chef.

In 2009, sales were $38 million.  In 2010, sales reached $100 million.  The next year, $482 million, followed by $782 million in 2012.

In 2011, the company was forced to put a freeze on accepting new consultants as they were overwhelmed with signups (over 5,000 per month).  The company was forced to lay off 182 people in 2012 due to large capital investments in infrastructure to help with brining on more consultants.  As a result, sales were flat at $760 million for 2013.

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In late 2014, the company acquired Utah based jewelry company, Jewel Kade.

In 2015, the company has more than 2,000 employees and 100,000 independent consultants.  The company is now headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.  Cindy Monroe is still the CEO of the company.  Her husband, Scott, serves as the Chief Brand Officer.