Consumer Services

PillPack Corporate Office

T.J. Parker grew up working in his parent’s pharmacy, including delivering prescriptions to local customers. He saw from an early age how complicated multiple prescriptions could be. After receiving his pharmacy degree, he quickly realized the difficulty some clients had with prescriptions; everything from being unable to read the labels to not understanding exactly when or how they were supposed to take their medications.

While still in college, Parker began sorting pills into daily packages to make the process easier for customers. Soon, Parker and co-founder Elliot Cohen entered a start-up contest at MIT and by 2013, had raised more than $4 million in funding.

The company prepackages medications into daily or hourly envelopes with the time and day spelled out in large letters.

Within 2 years, the company had shipped more than 1 million packages. The idea was clearly a winner. Other companies began to take note and negotiations for the sale of the company began in 2017.

While Walmart had hoped to acquire the company, it was Amazon who was the winning bidder, acquiring the company for $1 billion in cash. (Other reports state it was $100 million)

CVS recently sued Amazon to prevent them from hiring former CVS executives. According to Forbes, this is because pharmacy retailers, such as CVS and Walgreens, are worried that Amazon will eliminate pharmacy benefits managers and deal directly with pharmaceutical companies, drastically cutting prices.

The corporate office for PillPack remains in Manchester, New Hampshire, at this time. It is unknown if Amazon will relocate the main office.

PillPack

History

The company prepackages medications into daily or hourly envelopes with the time and day spelled out in large letters.

Within 2 years, the company had shipped more than 1 million packages. The idea was clearly a winner. Other companies began to take note and negotiations for the sale of the company began in 2017.

While Walmart had hoped to acquire the company, it was Amazon who was the winning bidder, acquiring the company for $1 billion in cash. (Other reports state it was $100 million)

The corporate office for PillPack remains in Manchester, New Hampshire, at this time. It is unknown if Amazon will relocate the main office.

Furniture Medic Corporate Office

After moving into a new home, Joe Lunsford discovered that several furniture pieces had been damaged. He tried to get them repaired but was unhappy with the service and the work that was done. Lunsford began his own furniture repair service, Furniture Medic, in 1992.

ServiceMaster acquired the company in 1996. Today, there are 200 franchises across the US and the UK. Entrepreneur listed the company as #233 on their list of The Fastest Growing Franchises in the US in 2017.

The company was also listed as #26 on Entrepreneur’s list of Top 100 Franchises for Less than $100K in 2018.

The company offers furniture repair, restoration, and remodeling services. Furniture Medic recently introduced an app that allows potential clients to snap photos of damaged furniture and upload it to the Furniture Medic franchise nearest to them. Estimates for repairs can be given without a service call or dragging the furniture to the location.

Headquarters for Furniture Medic are located in Memphis, Tennessee.

Furniture Medic

History

The company was also listed as #26 on Entrepreneur’s list of Top 100 Franchises for Less than $100K in 2018.

Headquarters for Furniture Medic are located in Memphis, Tennessee.

JemJem Corporate Office

JemJem was founded in 2014 by current CEO Jay Kim. Originally operating only through Amazon, the company began by offering self-manufactured Android-based tablets. After trying out Apple iPhones and tablets, Kim decided to begin refurbishing iPads for resale.

In 2017, the company collaborated with Walmart to sell their refurbished products through Walmart’s platform. All orders are handled through JemJem, including support, returns, and exchanges.

In 2018, the company received certified status for selling their refurbished Apple products on Amazon.

JemJem uses FedEx for delivery worldwide and offers ApplePay as its optimal transaction notification platform.

JemJem is the 3rd largest retailer of refurbished Apple products, according to the Huffington Post. In February 2018, the retailer announced that they would add Samsung refurbished phones to their product lineup with a 90-day warranty on Samsung phones.

The company also operates iPelican.Com, which buys used cell phones and tablets from consumers.

Headquarters are located in Newport Beach, California.

JemJem

In 2017, the company collaborated with Walmart to sell their refurbished products through Walmart’s platform. All orders are handled through JemJem, including support, returns, and exchanges.

History

In 2018, the company received certified status for selling their refurbished Apple products on Amazon.

JemJem uses FedEx for delivery worldwide and offers ApplePay as its optimal transaction notification platform.

The company also operates iPelican.Com, which buys used cell phones and tablets from consumers.

Headquarters are located in Newport Beach, California.

Dogtopia Corporate Office

Dogtopia was founded by Amy Nichols in 2002. After a breakup, Nichols got a companion dog, a Boston Terrier she named Griffin. She found herself taking the dog everywhere and when she married, she sold her house and decided she wanted to create a business where she could spend more time with dogs and where she could spend her days with Griffin.

Doggie daycare was a fairly new concept in 2002 but Dogtopia grew fast right from the start, with revenue of $750,000 her first year and well over a million the following year.

In June 2015, Dogtopia was acquired by Thomas Franchise Solutions. Dogtopia offers daycare, a doggie spa, grooming, training, retail products, and on-site cameras so clients can see their dogs anytime.

As of January 2019, there are 100 locations in the US and Canada. Forbes predicts that the demand for doggie daycare and walking services will increase tremendously by 2024.

Dogtopia has continued to expand, even through the pandemic of 2020. The company now has 170 locations in the US and Canada.

Headquarters for Dogtopia are located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dogtopia

Doggie daycare was a fairly new concept in 2002 but Dogtopia grew fast right from the start, with revenue of $750,000 her first year and well over a million the following year.

History

As of January 2019, there are 100 locations in the US and Canada. Forbes predicts that the demand for doggie daycare and walking services will increase tremendously by 2024.

Dogtopia has continued to expand, even through the pandemic of 2020. The company now has 170 locations in the US and Canada.

Headquarters for Dogtopia are located in Phoenix, Arizona.

Car Keys Express Corporate Office

Car Keys Express was founded by Mark Lanwehr in 2002. Looking for a way to quickly pay off his student loans, Lanwehr began selling used automotive key remotes from his dining room table. No one in his family nor his friends thought he would sell very many, let alone enough to make a dent in his student loans.

While selling the remotes, he began to create a database about every car manufacturer and model. He credits that database with his success. Today, Car Keys Express is the world’s largest manufacturer, distribution and seller of replacement keys, keyless remotes, and related technologies.

The company operates 3 divisions; iKeyless.com, Solid Keys USA, and Car Keys Express. Operating in 42 states, this is the only national discount mobile key vendor.

In 2015, Lanwehr introduced the world’s first universal car keys at APEX, which was named the best new product that year.

The company has been named on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies for the past 3 consecutive years.

Company headquarters remains in Louisville, Kentucky.

Car Keys Express

History

The company operates 3 divisions; iKeyless.com, Solid Keys USA, and Car Keys Express. Operating in 42 states, this is the only national discount mobile key vendor.

In 2015, Lanwehr introduced the world’s first universal car keys at APEX, which was named the best new product that year.

The company has been named on the Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest growing companies for the past 3 consecutive years.

Company headquarters remains in Louisville, Kentucky.