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Lifetime Products Corporate Office

Lifetime Products manufactures polyethylene folding chairs, tables, picnic tables, and home basketball equipment. The company also manufactures large consumer products including sheds, trailers, kayaks, paddleboards, and lawn and garden items.

Lifetime Products was founded when Barry Mower made a sturdy basketball pole for himself and began selling them through a classified ad. Soon after, he opened a small sporting-goods store which he named Lifetime Products in 1986. The name means products that are built to last a lifetime.

In 1995 the company invented the first blow-molded picnic table in 1995. More blow-molded items followed.

In 2010 Lifetime Products acquired Dragonfly Innovation Corp, a producer of blow-molded kayaks. The kayaks are popular because they are designed not to flip over.

Today the company has the largest single-point blow molded plastics facility in North America. The company’s products are available in more than 70 countries worldwide. In the United States products are available in Sports Authority, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Modell’s, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, BJ’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s and more.

Lifetime Products

Lifetime Products manufactures polyethylene folding chairs, tables, picnic tables, and home basketball equipment. The company also manufactures large consumer products including sheds, trailers, kayaks, paddleboards, and lawn and garden items.

Lifetime Products was founded when Barry Mower made a sturdy basketball pole for himself and began selling them through a classified ad. Soon after, he opened a small sporting-goods store which he named Lifetime Products in 1986. The name means products that are built to last a lifetime.

In 1995 the company invented the first blow-molded picnic table in 1995. More blow-molded items followed.

History

In 2010 Lifetime Products acquired Dragonfly Innovation Corp, a producer of blow-molded kayaks. The kayaks are popular because they are designed not to flip over.

Today the company has the largest single-point blow molded plastics facility in North America. The company’s products are available in more than 70 countries worldwide. In the United States products are available in Sports Authority, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Modell’s, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, BJ’s, Home Depot, Lowe’s and more.

Guess Corporate Office

Guess Clothing was founded by brothers Paul and Maurice Marciano when they opened their first store in Beverly Hills in 1981. The store was an upscale boutique.

Guess soon began advertising and the company’s iconic black and white ads were developed.

The company originally produced and sold jeans for women, but men’s jeans were added in 1983.

In 1984 Guess watches were introduced. They continue to be popular today. Over the years the line of watches has been joined by other accessories lines.

After a lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor (DOL) in 1992 about the company’s failure to pay their workers minimum wage, Guess’s image was damaged and the company faced a severe downturn in sales.

In the 2000’s the company recovered and started to promote a different look and style. Guess ‘ clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, jackets, knitwear, and intimate apparel.

Today Guess owns and operate 500 retail stores in the United States and Canada and 346 in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Its lincencees and distributors operate another 866 stores outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Guess is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GES, is a member of the S&P 400, is #778 on the Fortune 1000, has 14,600 employees, and had $2.57 billion in revenue in 2013.

 

Guess

Guess Clothing was founded by brothers Paul and Maurice Marciano when they opened their first store in Beverly Hills in 1981. The store was an upscale boutique.

Guess soon began advertising and the company’s iconic black and white ads were developed.

The company originally produced and sold jeans for women, but men’s jeans were added in 1983.

History

In 1984 Guess watches were introduced. They continue to be popular today. Over the years the line of watches has been joined by other accessories lines.

After a lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor (DOL) in 1992 about the company’s failure to pay their workers minimum wage, Guess’s image was damaged and the company faced a severe downturn in sales.

In the 2000’s the company recovered and started to promote a different look and style. Guess ‘ clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, jackets, knitwear, and intimate apparel.

Today Guess owns and operate 500 retail stores in the United States and Canada and 346 in Europe, Latin America, and Asia. Its lincencees and distributors operate another 866 stores outside of the U.S. and Canada.

Guess is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GES, is a member of the S&P 400, is #778 on the Fortune 1000, has 14,600 employees, and had $2.57 billion in revenue in 2013.

 

Pier 1 Imports Corporate Office

Pier 1 Imports’ first store opened in San Mateo, California in 1962. The new store catered to “hippy baby boomers” and featured love beads and incense.

Four years later, Pier 1 had grown to 16 locations.

Pier 1 first went public on the American Stock Exchange in 1960 and later joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. That year Pier 1 had 123 stores and had expanded internationally to Australia and Europe.

Today Pier 1 has more than 1,000 stores under the name Pier 1 Imports in United States, Canada and Mexico. The stores sell imported decorative home furnishings, decorative accents, seasonal items, and gifts. Pier 1 sells more then 6,000 items imported from more than 50 countries.

Pier 1 is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PIR, has 3,700 employees, and had $1.81 billion in revenue in 2013.

In February 2020, the company announced that it was closing up to 450 locations.

Pier One filed for bankruptcy earlier in February and is trying to find a buyer or consolidate their debt.

In April 2020, the company received an offer to purchase the corporation, but it would need to close nearly 800 locations. It is unknown at this time if the company has accepted the offer. 

Pier One maintains their corporate office in Fort Worth, Texas.

Pier 1 Imports

Pier 1 Imports’ first store opened in San Mateo, California in 1962. The new store catered to “hippy baby boomers” and featured love beads and incense.

Four years later, Pier 1 had grown to 16 locations.

History

Pier 1 first went public on the American Stock Exchange in 1960 and later joined the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. That year Pier 1 had 123 stores and had expanded internationally to Australia and Europe.

Today Pier 1 has more than 1,000 stores under the name Pier 1 Imports in United States, Canada and Mexico. The stores sell imported decorative home furnishings, decorative accents, seasonal items, and gifts. Pier 1 sells more then 6,000 items imported from more than 50 countries.

Pier 1 is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PIR, has 3,700 employees, and had $1.81 billion in revenue in 2013.

In February 2020, the company announced that it was closing up to 450 locations.

Pier One filed for bankruptcy earlier in February and is trying to find a buyer or consolidate their debt.

In April 2020, the company received an offer to purchase the corporation, but it would need to close nearly 800 locations. It is unknown at this time if the company has accepted the offer. 

Pier One maintains their corporate office in Fort Worth, Texas.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Corporate Office

Krispy Kreme was founded by Vernon Rudolph when he purchased a donut shop in Paducah, Kentucky along with a secret recipe for yeast-raised donuts in 1933. The secret recipe orginally came from a French chef.

Rudolph originally delivered the donuts by bicycle.

The company then became a family business when it moved to Nashville and other family members joined to help meet the growing customer demand.

In 1937 Rudolph sold his interest in the business and opened a new doughnut shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This new company sold directly to supermarkets as well as to individuals.

The company was named Krispy Kreme.

Krispy Kreme began to expand in the 1950’s and by the 1960’s the company was known throughout the Southeast.

In 1976 Krispy Kreme was acquired by Beatrice Foods of Chicago and became a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Krispy Kreme has been accused of “channel stuffing” by franchisees, whose stores reportedly “received twice their regular shipments in the final weeks of a quarter so that headquarters could make its numbers”. The company was also dogged by questionable transactions and self-dealing accusations over the buybacks of franchisees, including those operated by company insiders.

 A report released in August 2005 singled out then-CEO Livengood and then-COO John W. Tate to blame for the accounting scandals although it did not find that the executives committed intentional fraud.

In May 2016, JAB Beech, a German investment firm, announced it made an offer to purchase the company for $1.35 billion over the following two months that would make the company privately owned. The transaction closed on July 27, 2016, and the company went private.

On July 5, 2021, the company went public again, only this time on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: DNUT. 

In September 2021, Krispy Kreme rolled out a new flavor, Apple Cider Doughnuts, but only for a limited time. 

Krispy Kreme today operates as a branded retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts, bevarages, treats, and packages sweets. The company owns and operates about 1400 stores in 20 countries.

The company maintains a corporate office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme was founded by Vernon Rudolph when he purchased a donut shop in Paducah, Kentucky along with a secret recipe for yeast-raised donuts in 1933. The secret recipe orginally came from a French chef.

Rudolph originally delivered the donuts by bicycle.

History

The company then became a family business when it moved to Nashville and other family members joined to help meet the growing customer demand.

In 1937 Rudolph sold his interest in the business and opened a new doughnut shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This new company sold directly to supermarkets as well as to individuals.

The company was named Krispy Kreme.

Krispy Kreme began to expand in the 1950’s and by the 1960’s the company was known throughout the Southeast.

In 1976 Krispy Kreme was acquired by Beatrice Foods of Chicago and became a wholly-owned subsidiary.

Krispy Kreme has been accused of “channel stuffing” by franchisees, whose stores reportedly “received twice their regular shipments in the final weeks of a quarter so that headquarters could make its numbers”. The company was also dogged by questionable transactions and self-dealing accusations over the buybacks of franchisees, including those operated by company insiders.

 A report released in August 2005 singled out then-CEO Livengood and then-COO John W. Tate to blame for the accounting scandals although it did not find that the executives committed intentional fraud.

In May 2016, JAB Beech, a German investment firm, announced it made an offer to purchase the company for $1.35 billion over the following two months that would make the company privately owned. The transaction closed on July 27, 2016, and the company went private.

On July 5, 2021, the company went public again, only this time on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol: DNUT. 

In September 2021, Krispy Kreme rolled out a new flavor, Apple Cider Doughnuts, but only for a limited time. 

Krispy Kreme today operates as a branded retailer and wholesaler of doughnuts, bevarages, treats, and packages sweets. The company owns and operates about 1400 stores in 20 countries.

The company maintains a corporate office in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Little Caesars Corporate Office

Little Caesars Pizza was founded by entrepreneur Mike Ilitch with his wife, Marian Ilitch, in 1959.

The first location opened in Garden City, Michigan and is still open today.

The company is famous for its slogan “Pizza! Pizza!” This phrase refers to two pizzas being offered for the price of one at competitor’s stores and was introduced in 1979.

The pizza chain has expanded nationwide through franchising.

Today Little Caesars Pizza is present in Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, South Korea, Honduras, Slovakia,  Mexico, Turkey, Ecuador, Egypt, Aruba, Guatemala, Curacao, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordon, Kuwait, Guam, India, El Salvador, Venezuela, UAE, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Peru.

The company is the third largest pizza chain in the world, with nearly 6,000 locations. 

In June 2021, a video was posted online allegedly showing how the company makes its pizza sauce on the floor. 

Little Caesars Pizza maintains a corporate office in Detroit, Michigan. 

 

 

Little Caesars Pizza

Little Caesars Pizza was founded by entrepreneur Mike Ilitch with his wife, Marian Ilitch, in 1959.

The first location opened in Garden City, Michigan and is still open today.

History

The company is famous for its slogan “Pizza! Pizza!” This phrase refers to two pizzas being offered for the price of one at competitor’s stores and was introduced in 1979.

The pizza chain has expanded nationwide through franchising.

Today Little Caesars Pizza is present in Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, South Korea, Honduras, Slovakia,  Mexico, Turkey, Ecuador, Egypt, Aruba, Guatemala, Curacao, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordon, Kuwait, Guam, India, El Salvador, Venezuela, UAE, Lebanon, Bahrain, and Peru.

The company is the third largest pizza chain in the world, with nearly 6,000 locations. 

In June 2021, a video was posted online allegedly showing how the company makes its pizza sauce on the floor. 

Little Caesars Pizza maintains a corporate office in Detroit, Michigan.