Corporate Office

Restoration Hardware Corporate Office

Stephen Gordon founded Restoration Hardware in 1980 after he had trouble finding period hardware while restoring a Queen Ann-style house in Eureka, California.

The company went public in 1998 with 47 stores.

Today Restoration Hardware sells upscale home and outdoor furnishings, garden products, bath-ware, hardware, lighting, textiles, and baby and child products through 85 retail and outlet stores in 30 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada.

40% of the company’s sales are through catalog and e-commerce sales.

In 2008 Restoration Hardware was taken private by Catterton Partners and Tower Three Partners and went public again in 2012.

Restoration Hardware has 6500 employees and had $3.76 billion in revenue in 2021.

The company, rebranding as RH, also owns 14 restaurants that are located inside their store locations, including San Francisco, California, Dallas, Texas, and the new location recently opened in Santa Barbara, California.

RH maintains a corporate office in Corte Madera, California.

Restoration Hardware

Stephen Gordon founded Restoration Hardware in 1980 after he had trouble finding period hardware while restoring a Queen Ann-style house in Eureka, California.

The company went public in 1998 with 47 stores.

History

40% of the company’s sales are through catalog and e-commerce sales.

In 2008 Restoration Hardware was taken private by Catterton Partners and Tower Three Partners and went public again in 2012.

Restoration Hardware has 6500 employees and had $3.76 billion in revenue in 2021.

RH maintains a corporate office in Corte Madera, California.

H&R Block Corporate Office

Young Henry Bloch and his brother Leon wanted to open a family business when they got out of the army after WWII. Borrowing $5,000, the pair opened a small bookeeping shop in Kansas City, Missouri. Unfortunately, after just a few months, the business was not doing very well and Leon decided that he would rather go to law school. Henry wanted to keep trying, so he was about to place an ad for help in the local newspaper when his mother suggested that he hire his brother Richard instead since he knew about tax returns.

The pair began doing bookkeeping again, but this time around, also offering tax preparation services.

The new company was called the United Business Company.

In 1955, on the advice of a friend who worked for the local newspaper, the brothers ran an ad in The Kansas City Star for $5 tax services. The next day the office was full of tax clients, and H&R Block was born.

The company expanded by franchising to New York City in 1956, and the company grew quickly. The name was changed to Block, rather than Bloch, which the brothers thought was easier to remember and to spell. H&R Block went public in 1962, trading on the New York Stock exchange, under the symbol HRB.

Today H&R Block is a tax-preparation and and financial services company. The company has 25 million customers, which it serves through 11,000 company-owned and franchised locations in the United States and 1,600 locations in Canada and Australia.

The company competes for a share of the digital market with its online tax programs and software. Unlike other online companies, H&R Block has a program called the Best of Both, where clients enter their information and do their returns online and a Block tax professional reviews, edits, signs, and e-files the return for the client. Many clients claim they feel better about returns that an actual human, trained in tax return laws, has read and at least looked at.

Current CFO Tony Bowen says that the tax delay in 2020 and again in 2021 has had a tremendous impact on the company’s resources.

H&R Block is a member of the S&P 500, is #665 in Fortune 1000, has 2,400 employees, and had $3 billion in revenue in 2016. Headquarters for the company are still located in Kansas City, Missouri.

H&R Block

The pair began doing bookkeeping again, but this time around, also offering tax preparation services.

History

The new company was called the United Business Company.

Current CFO Tony Bowen says that the tax delay in 2020 and again in 2021 has had a tremendous impact on the company’s resources.

H&R Block is a member of the S&P 500, is #665 in Fortune 1000, has 2,400 employees, and had $3 billion in revenue in 2016. Headquarters for the company are still located in Kansas City, Missouri.

Fruit of the Loom Corporate Office

Fruit of the Loom brands has its roots in 1851, when brothers Benjamin and Robert Knight bought a mill and started to produce textiles in Warwick, Rhode Island.

In 1870 Congress passed trademark laws and one year later Fruit of the Loom was registered as an official trademark, making it one of the country’s oldest brands.

Fruit of the Loom’s main business focus is on underwear, activewear, fleece, and casualwear for women, men, and children, and women’s jeans.

The company is a global brand and has significant market share for basic apparel.

Fruit of the Loom also manufactures and sells the brands Russel, B.V.D., Funpals, FunGals, Screen Stars, and Underoos.

Fruit of the Loom filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in 1999 after showing a loss of $576 million and its stock dropping from $44 to $1 per share.

Berkshire Hathaway bought the company from bankruptcy in 2002 for $835 million.

Today Fruit of the Loom has 32,000 employees and had revenue of $2 billion in 2013.

Fruit of the Loom

Fruit of the Loom brands has its roots in 1851, when brothers Benjamin and Robert Knight bought a mill and started to produce textiles in Warwick, Rhode Island.

In 1870 Congress passed trademark laws and one year later Fruit of the Loom was registered as an official trademark, making it one of the country’s oldest brands.

Fruit of the Loom’s main business focus is on underwear, activewear, fleece, and casualwear for women, men, and children, and women’s jeans.

History

The company is a global brand and has significant market share for basic apparel.

Fruit of the Loom also manufactures and sells the brands Russel, B.V.D., Funpals, FunGals, Screen Stars, and Underoos.

Fruit of the Loom filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection in 1999 after showing a loss of $576 million and its stock dropping from $44 to $1 per share.

Berkshire Hathaway bought the company from bankruptcy in 2002 for $835 million.

Today Fruit of the Loom has 32,000 employees and had revenue of $2 billion in 2013.

Qdoba Mexican Grill Corporate Office

Qdoba Mexican Grill was founded in 1995 by Arthur Miller and Robert Hauser in Denver, Colorado.

The restaurant was originally named Zuma, but was later changed to Z-TECA Mexican Grill, and finally to Qdoba Mexican Grill in 1999.

Qdoba is owned by Jack in the Box, who acquired the restaurant chain ACI Capital in 2003.

In 2012 Qdoba expanded to Canada and there are currently two Canadian locations.

Qdoba originally expanded by franchising but in 2012 purchased 25 of those franchised locations back.

Qdoba serves burritos, tacos, quesadillas, taco salads, tortilla soup, and fresh guacamole. It is considered a higher quality fast-food chain.

Today Qdoba has over 750 locations in the United States.

In early 2018, Qdoba was sold to Apollo Global Management for $305 million.

The company survived the coronavirus and quarantine of 2020 by offering free delivery service, as well as other factors.

In September 2020, the company began testing cauliflower rice for those on the Keto diet.

Qdoba maintains a corporate office in San Diego, California.

Qdoba Mexican Grill

Qdoba Mexican Grill was founded in 1995 by Arthur Miller and Robert Hauser in Denver, Colorado.

The restaurant was originally named Zuma, but was later changed to Z-TECA Mexican Grill, and finally to Qdoba Mexican Grill in 1999.

History

Qdoba is owned by Jack in the Box, who acquired the restaurant chain ACI Capital in 2003.

In 2012 Qdoba expanded to Canada and there are currently two Canadian locations.

Qdoba originally expanded by franchising but in 2012 purchased 25 of those franchised locations back.

Qdoba serves burritos, tacos, quesadillas, taco salads, tortilla soup, and fresh guacamole. It is considered a higher quality fast-food chain.

Today Qdoba has over 750 locations in the United States.

In early 2018, Qdoba was sold to Apollo Global Management for $305 million.

The company survived the coronavirus and quarantine of 2020 by offering free delivery service, as well as other factors.

In September 2020, the company began testing cauliflower rice for those on the Keto diet.

Qdoba maintains a corporate office in San Diego, California.

People’s United Bank Corporate Office

People’s United Bank was founded in 1842 as People’s Bank, a savings bank, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Today People’s United Bank has more than 400 locations, including traditional branches, supermarket branches, commercial banking offices, investment and brokerage offices, and equipment leasing offices.

These locations are in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and New York.

People’s United Financial, the holding company of People’s United Bank, is a diversified financial services company with $28 billion in assets. The company offers equipment financing, asset management, brokerage, insurance services, and financial advisory services.

People’s United Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol PBCT and is part of the S&P 500. The company had $1.18 billion in revenue in 2013.

People's United Bank

People’s United Bank was founded in 1842 as People’s Bank, a savings bank, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

These locations are in Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, and New York.

History

People’s United Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol PBCT and is part of the S&P 500. The company had $1.18 billion in revenue in 2013.