Ecommerce

Payless Corporate Office

Payless Holdings was founded in 1956 by brothers Louis and Shaol Pozez in Topeka, Kansas.

In 1961 the company went public as Volume Shoe Corporation which later merged with May Department Stores Company in 1979.

In 1996 Payless became an independent publicly held company.

In 2007 the company acquired Stride Rite Corporation and changed its name to Collective Brands, Inc.

Payless was purchased in 2012 by Wolverine World Wide, Blum Capital, and Golden Gate Capital for $1.32 billion.

In 2017, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerged later that same year after reorganizing its debts.

Today Payless has almost 5,000 stores globally in the United States, Barbados, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.

Payless has 26,800 employees and had $2.8 billion in revenue in 2012.

Payless

Payless Holdings was founded in 1956 by brothers Louis and Shaol Pozez in Topeka, Kansas.

In 1961 the company went public as Volume Shoe Corporation which later merged with May Department Stores Company in 1979.

In 1996 Payless became an independent publicly held company.

History

In 2007 the company acquired Stride Rite Corporation and changed its name to Collective Brands, Inc.

Payless was purchased in 2012 by Wolverine World Wide, Blum Capital, and Golden Gate Capital for $1.32 billion.

In 2017, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerged later that same year after reorganizing its debts.

Today Payless has almost 5,000 stores globally in the United States, Barbados, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand.

Payless has 26,800 employees and had $2.8 billion in revenue in 2012.

Match.com Corporate Office

Match.com was founded in 1993 by Gary Kremen as a proof-of-concept for Electric Classifieds that aimed to provide advertising systems to newspapers.

Peng T. Ong designed the initial system and Simon Glinsky helped in the development of the initial business plan for the company.

Fran Maier was recruited in 1994 and is responsible for making the site attractive to women with the idea that the men would follow.

Match.com went live in a free beta version in 1995. Initial users were given free lifetime memberships as way to bolster the site for use by paying customers.

In 1998 Match.com was purchased by Cendant, and a year later by IAC.

In 2004 Guinness Book of World Records recognized Match.com as the largest online dating site in the world.

Match.com is now available in 25 countries and has 2.8 million paying subscribers.

Match.com

Match.com was founded in 1993 by Gary Kremen as a proof-of-concept for Electric Classifieds that aimed to provide advertising systems to newspapers.

Peng T. Ong designed the initial system and Simon Glinsky helped in the development of the initial business plan for the company.

Fran Maier was recruited in 1994 and is responsible for making the site attractive to women with the idea that the men would follow.

History

Match.com went live in a free beta version in 1995. Initial users were given free lifetime memberships as way to bolster the site for use by paying customers.

In 1998 Match.com was purchased by Cendant, and a year later by IAC.

In 2004 Guinness Book of World Records recognized Match.com as the largest online dating site in the world.

Match.com is now available in 25 countries and has 2.8 million paying subscribers.

Kate Spade Corporate Office

Kate Brosnahan Spade started Kate Spade New York under the name Kate Spade Handbags in 1993 when she set out to design the perfect handbag.

Ms. Spade was a former accessories editor at Mademoiselle. Through her time at Mademoiselle, she noticed that the market lacked stylish and sensible handbags. This inspired her to create a line of handbags with classic shapes, colors, and fabrics.

The brand was sold to Neiman Marcus in 1996 and was then expanded to include stationary, personal organizers, address books, beauty products, perfume, raincoats, pajamas, and eyewear.

In 2004 Kate Spade Home was launched, featuring bedding, bath items, china, wallpaper, and other home products.

In 2007 the company was sold to Fifth & Pacific, formerly known as Liz Claiborne Inc.

In 2008 the new owners cashed out and a new management was installed. The new leadership then expanded the brand to jewelry, shoes, baby, fragrance, and gifts.

Kate Spade apparently committed suicide in her Manhattan apartment. She was 55.

Today Kate Spade New York is a global company with stores in Tokyo, London, Paris, and Germany. The company has retail, wholesale, and e-commerce business. Kate Spade had $462 million in sales in 2012.

Kate Spade

Kate Brosnahan Spade started Kate Spade New York under the name Kate Spade Handbags in 1993 when she set out to design the perfect handbag.

History

The brand was sold to Neiman Marcus in 1996 and was then expanded to include stationary, personal organizers, address books, beauty products, perfume, raincoats, pajamas, and eyewear.

In 2004 Kate Spade Home was launched, featuring bedding, bath items, china, wallpaper, and other home products.

In 2007 the company was sold to Fifth & Pacific, formerly known as Liz Claiborne Inc.

In 2008 the new owners cashed out and a new management was installed. The new leadership then expanded the brand to jewelry, shoes, baby, fragrance, and gifts.

Kate Spade apparently committed suicide in her Manhattan apartment. She was 55.

Cash Central Corporate Office

Cash Central is a payday lender that loans between $100 and $250 to borrowers.

The company charges $17.64 per $100 loaned, with loan terms of 4-18 days. This works out to 459.90% APR.

Cash Central has a C+ rating from the Better Business Bureau because of 68 consumer complaints. These complaints include the company not verifying paperwork and causing people to become innocent victims of identity theft, harassing collection calls at work, unauthorized charges to credit cards, and fraudulent contracts.

Cash Central’s payday loans and signature installment loans are only available in select states.

Cash Central

Cash Central is a payday lender that loans between $100 and $250 to borrowers.

The company charges $17.64 per $100 loaned, with loan terms of 4-18 days. This works out to 459.90% APR.

History

Cash Central’s payday loans and signature installment loans are only available in select states.

ACE Cash Express Corporate Office

ACE Cash Express offers check cashing, money orders, payday loans, title loans, installment loans, prepaid debit cards, auto insurance, money transfers, gold buying, and tax services.

ACE Cash Express operates more than 1,700 company-owned and franchised stores under the names ACE Cash Express and ACE Cash Advance.

These financial services stores mainly serve consumers who seek alternatives to traditional banks to gain more convenient and immediate access to financial services.

ACE Cash Express is the largest owner and operator of short-term consumer loan stores in the U.S.

ACE Cash Express is owned by JLL Partners, a private equity firm that has $7.2 billion in assets.

ACE Cash Express

ACE Cash Express offers check cashing, money orders, payday loans, title loans, installment loans, prepaid debit cards, auto insurance, money transfers, gold buying, and tax services.

ACE Cash Express operates more than 1,700 company-owned and franchised stores under the names ACE Cash Express and ACE Cash Advance.

These financial services stores mainly serve consumers who seek alternatives to traditional banks to gain more convenient and immediate access to financial services.

History

ACE Cash Express is the largest owner and operator of short-term consumer loan stores in the U.S.

ACE Cash Express is owned by JLL Partners, a private equity firm that has $7.2 billion in assets.