Consumer Goods

Jewel-Osco Corporate Office

Jewel-Osco can trace its roots back to 1899, in Chicago, Illinois, when Frank Skiff began selling coffee and tea door to door. Skiff made his brother in law, Frank Ross, his partner and they renamed the company Jewel Tea Company. Today, Jewel-Osco operates a chain of supermarkets and pharmacies.

The company is now a subsidiary of Albertson’s. The company has changed names several times over the years; Skaggs, Alpha-Beta, and others, until they settled on today’s name of Jewel-Osco.

Jewel-Osco is known for trying many different types of concepts or ideas. They are the first grocery store to begin using generic or store name products to compete with brand names.

As of 2021, the company has more than 185 locations.

The company announced in November 2021 that it had opened a distribution center for the delivery of groceries to clients.

Company headquarters are located in Itasca, Illinois.

Jewel-Osco

History

The company is now a subsidiary of Albertson’s. The company has changed names several times over the years; Skaggs, Alpha-Beta, and others, until they settled on today’s name of Jewel-Osco.

Jewel-Osco is known for trying many different types of concepts or ideas. They are the first grocery store to begin using generic or store name products to compete with brand names.

As of 2021, the company has more than 185 locations.

The company announced in November 2021 that it had opened a distribution center for the delivery of groceries to clients.

Company headquarters are located in Itasca, Illinois.

Burn Rubber Corporate Office

Burn Rubber was founded in 2004 and sold to current owners Rick Williams and Roland Coit in 2007 in Royal Oak, Michigan. The company operates an athletic shoe and clothing store.

The company sells a wide variety of famous name brand sneakers, including Jordan and Nike. The store has been expanded and remodeled from its original 680 square feet. After advertising in North West Airlines Sky Miles magazine, the company found sales quickly doubled. Williams and Coit are working together with major shoe manufacturers to create a Burn Rubber brand of shoes.

Burn Rubber has won several awards, including Best Men’s Shoe Store in 2008 in WDIV, and Best Of (Shoes) in Real Detroit magazine. The company has a 4.6 star rating on Facebook and a 4.8 rating on Google.

Burn Rubber

Burn Rubber was founded in 2004 and sold to current owners Rick Williams and Roland Coit in 2007 in Royal Oak, Michigan. The company operates an athletic shoe and clothing store.

History

Sahalie Corporate Office

Sahalie was founded in 1972 in Hillsboro, Oregon, by William Nicolai. Originally called Early Winters, the company began by selling silk thermal underclothing and waterproof tents made with Gore-Tex linings.

The company has been sold several times over the years, most recently to Bluestem Brands, the former Fingerhut company. Sahalie continues to sell Early Winter brands, as well as Sahalie clothing, shoes, dresses, and coats. The company sells via their eCommerce site and prints a yearly catalog. The name Sahalie comes from the Chinook word for a “high and lofty place”.

The company is best known for their non-nonsense styles and for soft jackets and pullovers called “butter soft”. Headquarters for the parent company, Bluestem Brands, is located in Eden Prarie, Minnesota.

Sahalie

History

Yamaha (Music) USA Corporate Office

Yamaha was founded in 1887 in Japan as the Japan Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company. Today, the company is divided into two divisions; motorcycles and musical instruments. This article is regarding the musical division of the company.

Today, Yamaha is the #1 manufacturer of musical instruments. Over the years, the company has acquired numerous other musical instrument factories, including Steinberg in 2005, Kemble in 2007, and Bosendorfer in 2008. In 2014, the company had annual revenue of $410.3 billion. The company employs more than 20,000 people worldwide.

The company is perhaps best known for its pianos and it’s singing synthesizer, which it introduced in 2003. Headquarters for the North America branch is located in Buena Park, California.

Yamaha

The company is perhaps best known for its pianos and it’s singing synthesizer, which it introduced in 2003. Headquarters for the North America branch is located in Buena Park, California.

History

Harry’s Shave Club Corporate Office

Harry’s Shave Club, more commonly known as just Harry’s, was founded in New York, New York in 2012 by current co-owners Andy Katz-Mayfield and Jeff Raider. The company operates a subscription mail-order service that delivers razors and other personal care items.

After being unhappy with inconsistent production, the company purchased a razor factory in Germany for an estimated $100 million in early 2014. In an interview in 2016, Katz-Mayfield stated that the company had 2 million subscribers. In 2017, the company began selling its “starter kits” out of Target stores.

Similar to Warby Parker, which was also co-founded by Jeff Raider, Harry’s began with a buy one donate one business model, donating a free razor blade to charitable organizations

The company offers subscriptions to the UK, Canada, and the USA. Although the manufacturing plant is based in Germany, company headquarters remain in New York City.

Harry's Shave Club

History

Similar to Warby Parker, which was also co-founded by Jeff Raider, Harry’s began with a buy one donate one business model, donating a free razor blade to charitable organizations

The company offers subscriptions to the UK, Canada, and the USA. Although the manufacturing plant is based in Germany, company headquarters remain in New York City.