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Scholastic Inc. Corporate Office

Scholastic Corporation was founded by Maurice R. Robinson as the Scholastic Publishing Company in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1920. At first, the company was a publisher of youth magazines.

In 1926 Scholastic published its first book, a collection of writings by student winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards

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When low-priced paperback books became available after World War II, Scholastic entered the school book club business and began offering classic books at twenty-five cents.

Scholastic expanded internationally in 1957 when the company opened an office in Canada.

The company published books under its division, Scholastic Book Services, which were offered to schools via mail-order catalogs.

In 1997 Scholastic purchased the exclusive U.S. publishing rights to the first Harry Potter book. It has continued to publish wildly popular Harry Potter books.

Today Scholastic is known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children, and selling and distributing them by mail-order, via books clubs and fairs, and through their online store. The company has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games books series. The company’s official mascot is Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Scholastic has 8,900 employees, trades publicly on the NASDAQ, and had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2016.

Scholastic books often make children’s best sellers lists. 

In July 2022, Scholastic recalled one of their books for toddlers as the pom poms attached to the book “Shake, Look, Touch” could fall off and cause a choking hazard. 

Scholastic maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Scholastic

Scholastic Corporation was founded by Maurice R. Robinson as the Scholastic Publishing Company in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1920. At first, the company was a publisher of youth magazines.

In 1926 Scholastic published its first book, a collection of writings by student winners of the Scholastic Writing Awards

History

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When low-priced paperback books became available after World War II, Scholastic entered the school book club business and began offering classic books at twenty-five cents.

Scholastic expanded internationally in 1957 when the company opened an office in Canada.

The company published books under its division, Scholastic Book Services, which were offered to schools via mail-order catalogs.

In 1997 Scholastic purchased the exclusive U.S. publishing rights to the first Harry Potter book. It has continued to publish wildly popular Harry Potter books.

Today Scholastic is known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, parents, and children, and selling and distributing them by mail-order, via books clubs and fairs, and through their online store. The company has the exclusive United States publishing rights to the Harry Potter and The Hunger Games books series. The company’s official mascot is Clifford the Big Red Dog.

Scholastic has 8,900 employees, trades publicly on the NASDAQ, and had $1.6 billion in revenue in 2016.

Scholastic books often make children’s best sellers lists. 

In July 2022, Scholastic recalled one of their books for toddlers as the pom poms attached to the book “Shake, Look, Touch” could fall off and cause a choking hazard. 

Scholastic maintains a corporate office in New York, New York.

Ancestry.com Corporate Office

Ancestry Publishing was founded in 1983 with a focus on publishing genealogical book and magazine titles.

In 1997 Western Standard Publishing bought Ancestry, Inc. That same year, Paul B. Allen and Dan Taggert,founders of Infobases, purchased Western Standard’s interest in Ancestry, Inc.

In 2002 the company expanded to the U.K. and began creating indexes to the census schedules of Great Britain, beginning with the 1891 census.

In 2008 the company expanded to Canada. In 2009 Ancestry.com went public, trading on the NASDAQ.

In 2010 Ancestry.com began to sponsor the US television series, Who Do You Think You Are? In the series celebrities trace their ancestry. Ancestry.com provides the research for the series.

Today Ancestry.com has 2.5 million subscribers who can search a variety of documents, photographs, maps, and newspapers on its website. Ancestry.com relies on user-generated content and social networking activities to encourage collaboration between users. The company was taken private in 2012.

Ancestry.com has over 1,000 employees and had $400 million in revenue in 2011.

 

Ancestry.com

Ancestry Publishing was founded in 1983 with a focus on publishing genealogical book and magazine titles.

In 1997 Western Standard Publishing bought Ancestry, Inc. That same year, Paul B. Allen and Dan Taggert,founders of Infobases, purchased Western Standard’s interest in Ancestry, Inc.

In 2002 the company expanded to the U.K. and began creating indexes to the census schedules of Great Britain, beginning with the 1891 census.

History

In 2008 the company expanded to Canada. In 2009 Ancestry.com went public, trading on the NASDAQ.

In 2010 Ancestry.com began to sponsor the US television series, Who Do You Think You Are? In the series celebrities trace their ancestry. Ancestry.com provides the research for the series.

Today Ancestry.com has 2.5 million subscribers who can search a variety of documents, photographs, maps, and newspapers on its website. Ancestry.com relies on user-generated content and social networking activities to encourage collaboration between users. The company was taken private in 2012.

Ancestry.com has over 1,000 employees and had $400 million in revenue in 2011.

 

PC Mall Corporate Office

PC Mall was founded by brothers Sam and Frank Khulusi in 1987 as Creative Computers. The company was a mail-order catalog company with products being advertised in catalogs and ordered over the phone.

This first catalog featured one brand of computers, the “Amiga” made by Commodore International. When Commodore failed in 1994 the company began to sell Apple computers.

In 1995 PC Mall expanded its product line to include PC Wintel products.

In 1997 the company acquired Computability and Elek-Tek, both of which dealt primarily in PC Wintel products.

In 2001 PC Mall acquired Wareforce, and in 2002 Club Mac.

PC Mall changed its name to PCM, Inc. in 2012.

The company now has 10 operating segments, which range from PC Mall Sales, which provides IT products to small and medium businesses, to OSRP LLC, which provides marketing and customer support and is based in the Philippines.

Today PCM has 2,500 employees and had $1.37 billion in revenue in 2010.

PC Mall

PC Mall was founded by brothers Sam and Frank Khulusi in 1987 as Creative Computers. The company was a mail-order catalog company with products being advertised in catalogs and ordered over the phone.

This first catalog featured one brand of computers, the “Amiga” made by Commodore International. When Commodore failed in 1994 the company began to sell Apple computers.

In 1995 PC Mall expanded its product line to include PC Wintel products.

History

In 1997 the company acquired Computability and Elek-Tek, both of which dealt primarily in PC Wintel products.

In 2001 PC Mall acquired Wareforce, and in 2002 Club Mac.

PC Mall changed its name to PCM, Inc. in 2012.

The company now has 10 operating segments, which range from PC Mall Sales, which provides IT products to small and medium businesses, to OSRP LLC, which provides marketing and customer support and is based in the Philippines.

Today PCM has 2,500 employees and had $1.37 billion in revenue in 2010.

J. Crew Corporate Office

J. Crew was founded in 1947 by Mitchel Cinader and Saul Charles as Popular Merchandise, Inc., which sold low-priced women’s clothing through home demonstration.

In the 1980’s Popular Merchandise started its own catalog under the name Popular Club Plan. The catalog business grew rapidly at 25-30 percent a year. Sales grew from $3 million to $100 million over five years.

In 1989 Popular Merchandise changed its name to J. Crew, named after the popular 1970’s cartoon, Jabberjaw.  That same year the company opened its first retail location in Manhattan.

Throughout the 1990’s J. Crew expanded to 35 retail stores and catalog sales in Canada.

J. Crew went public in 2006. The company was taken private in 2010 in a $3 billion deal led by management with the backing of TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners.

Today J. Crew has 400 retail stores, 12,700 employees, and had $1.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

J. Crew

J. Crew was founded in 1947 by Mitchel Cinader and Saul Charles as Popular Merchandise, Inc., which sold low-priced women’s clothing through home demonstration.

In the 1980’s Popular Merchandise started its own catalog under the name Popular Club Plan. The catalog business grew rapidly at 25-30 percent a year. Sales grew from $3 million to $100 million over five years.

In 1989 Popular Merchandise changed its name to J. Crew, named after the popular 1970’s cartoon, Jabberjaw.  That same year the company opened its first retail location in Manhattan.

History

Throughout the 1990’s J. Crew expanded to 35 retail stores and catalog sales in Canada.

J. Crew went public in 2006. The company was taken private in 2010 in a $3 billion deal led by management with the backing of TPG Capital and Leonard Green & Partners.

Today J. Crew has 400 retail stores, 12,700 employees, and had $1.7 billion in revenue in 2011.

Shutterfly Corporate Office

Shutterfly was founded by Eva Manolis and Dan Baum in 1999. At the beginning, Shutterfly faced literally 1,000 competitors, including giants like Walmart, Eastman Kodak, and Yahoo! The company’s odds of survival seemed low, but as of the beginning of 2013 the company had 47 straight quarters of revenue growth.

Jeffrey Housenbold took over as CEO of the company (coming in from eBay) in 2005 and took the company public the next year.

Shutterfly specializes in digital photo products and services for consumers and professional photography markets as well as the ability to upload, store, share, edit, and print photos through its website.

Shutterfly had $600 billion in revenue in 2012 and is valued at $1 billion by investors.

Shutterfly

Shutterfly was founded by Eva Manolis and Dan Baum in 1999. At the beginning, Shutterfly faced literally 1,000 competitors, including giants like Walmart, Eastman Kodak, and Yahoo! The company’s odds of survival seemed low, but as of the beginning of 2013 the company had 47 straight quarters of revenue growth.

Jeffrey Housenbold took over as CEO of the company (coming in from eBay) in 2005 and took the company public the next year.

Shutterfly specializes in digital photo products and services for consumers and professional photography markets as well as the ability to upload, store, share, edit, and print photos through its website.

History

Shutterfly had $600 billion in revenue in 2012 and is valued at $1 billion by investors.