Corporate Office

Lane Bryant Corporate Office

Lane Bryant was founded in 1901 by Lena Bryant, a dressmaker who was widowed when she was very young. Knowing she needed to support herself and her infant son, she borrowed $300 from her brother-in-law and opened a small shop on 5th Avenue in New York. A banker who handled her account misspelled her name as Lane and Lena left the name as it was.

Lena Bryant made the first ever maternity dress and thus began a career of making clothing for pregnant women and larger, plus sized women. By 1910, the company was making $50,000 a year.

Today, Lane Bryant has more than 800 locations in 46 states. The company also sells online and via mail order catalogs. The company specializes in larger women’s sizes from 14 to 28. Lane Bryant topped $1 billion in sales in 2014.

Lane Bryant

Lena Bryant made the first ever maternity dress and thus began a career of making clothing for pregnant women and larger, plus sized women. By 1910, the company was making $50,000 a year.

History

ShopRite Corporate Office

ShopRite was founded in 1946 when a group of New Jersey grocers complained to a Del Monte representative that they were having a difficult time getting reasonable wholesale prices. The rep suggested that they form a co-op. Seven of the grocers did and launched what was originally called Wakefern Foods. The name was changed to ShopRite in 1951.

When other markets were offering green stamps or blue stamps, Shoprite decided to cut their prices by 10% instead. This move proved to be very successful. By 1961, ShopRite had more than 70 members and more than $100 million in annual sales.

Today, the company has locations in 6 states and is the largest food retailer in New Jersey and New York. In 2015, the company acquired 13 A&P locations after the company filed for bankruptcy.

Shoprite is so popular that even Kate Middleton’s mother visited a store while in the USA.

ShopRite

History

Today, the company has locations in 6 states and is the largest food retailer in New Jersey and New York. In 2015, the company acquired 13 A&P locations after the company filed for bankruptcy.

Shoprite is so popular that even Kate Middleton’s mother visited a store while in the USA.

Big 5 Sporting Goods Corporate Office

Big 5 Sporting Goods was founded in Hawthorne, California, by Marty Liff. The original name came from the year it was founded (1955) and that the first stores were 5 former Army/Navy surplus outlets. The company is now headquartered in El Segundo, California.

Today, the company has more than 420 stores and is one of the most popular sporting goods stores in the Western United States with gross profit in 2015 of $85.8 million.

Big 5 Sporting Goods offers a wide variety of products including athletic shoes, apparel, tennis, golf, ski, snowboard, general fitness, outdoor, bicycles, swimming apparel, games, and most types of safety equipment for sports such as helmets and knee or elbow guards.

The company is publicly traded on the NASDQ under the ticker symbol: BGFV

Big 5 Sporting Goods

Today, the company has more than 420 stores and is one of the most popular sporting goods stores in the Western United States with gross profit in 2015 of $85.8 million.

History

The company is publicly traded on the NASDQ under the ticker symbol: BGFV

Bi-Lo Supermarket Corporate Office

Bi-Lo Supermarkets, often referred to as simply Bi-Lo, was founded in 1961 and is based out of Greenville, South Carolina. Bi-Lo operates a chain of grocery stores and in-store pharmacies in Georgia, Florida, South and North Carolina.

The company offers both organic and conventional produce, hot and cold foods, herbs, party platters, meats, deli items, and seafood. Bi-Lo Supermarket also offers a floral department, lottery tickets, kosher foods, gift cards, and Western Union money transfers at all locations.

In May of 2014, the company rolled out an exclusive line of affordable baby products called Kuddles. Products include the essentials for babies, including foods, formulas, diapers, wipes, bibs, and shea butter based lotions.

Bi-Lo purchased Winn-Dixie markets in 2011. The company had revenue in 2014 of $10.5 billion.

Bi-Lo Supermarket

History

Bi-Lo purchased Winn-Dixie markets in 2011. The company had revenue in 2014 of $10.5 billion.

Advance Auto Parts Corporate Office

Advance Auto Parts was founded in 1932 by Arthur Taubman purchased two Advance Auto stores from Pep Boys. One was located in Roanoke and the second in Lynchburg, Virginia. The company began acquiring other automotive parts stores, including Western Auto in 1998 and Carport Auto Parts in 2001. The company’s largest acquisition to date is CarQuest, which was purchased in 2013 for $2.3 billion.

Advance Auto Parts is the largest retailer of automotive parts in the U.S. The company has more than 3,800 stores in the U.S. and more than 55,000 employees. In 2014, the company began a loyalty program called SpeedPerks, in which customers receive discounts off purchases. Purchases of more than $30 earn coupons of between $5 and $20 off future purchases.

Advance Auto Parts is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol: AAP.

Advance Auto Parts

Advance Auto Parts is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol: AAP.