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Peapod Corporate Office

Peapod is an online grocery delivery service that was founded in 1989 by brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson.

Before 1996 Peapod provided online grocery shopping in partnership with Jewel, Safeway, Randall’s, and Kroger, depending on the location.

In 1996 Peapod launched its own website and became one of the earliest internet start-ups. The same year Peapod went public on the NASDAQ.

In 2000 global grocery giant Royal Ahold bought 51% of Peapod’s shares. The next year in 2001 Royal Ahold bought out the rest of the company.

Today Peapod is available in Philadelphia, Maryland, Virginia, Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Peapod offers 12,000 products including natural and organic, videos, pet supplies, office and school supplies, and prepared foods.

Peapod

Peapod is an online grocery delivery service that was founded in 1989 by brothers Andrew and Thomas Parkinson.

Before 1996 Peapod provided online grocery shopping in partnership with Jewel, Safeway, Randall’s, and Kroger, depending on the location.

In 1996 Peapod launched its own website and became one of the earliest internet start-ups. The same year Peapod went public on the NASDAQ.

History

In 2000 global grocery giant Royal Ahold bought 51% of Peapod’s shares. The next year in 2001 Royal Ahold bought out the rest of the company.

Today Peapod is available in Philadelphia, Maryland, Virginia, Chicago, Indiana, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island. Peapod offers 12,000 products including natural and organic, videos, pet supplies, office and school supplies, and prepared foods.

1-800-Flowers.com Corporate Office

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1-800-Flowers was founded by Granville Semmes and David Snow in 1976. The business went through several transformations and finally prospered when it was sold to Jim McCann, an owner of several flower shops, in 1986.

1-800-Flowers received national attention when it was featured in an ad campaign by AT&T that ran during the 1992 Olympics. The company also advertised on CNN during the Persian Gulf War, a time when the war coverage drew additional viewers to the station.

flowers 2 The company went public on the NASDAQ in 1999 under the ticker symbol: LWS.

In the early 1990’s 1-800-Flowers partnered with CompuServe and AOL, and in 1995 registered the domain www.1800flowers.com

In September of 2007, the company announced a partnership with Martha Stewart Living to produce a line of floral products inspired by Martha Stewart.

In August 2011, the company acquired Flowerama, a floral retailer with 100 locations in 28 states. flowers 3

The company has acquired numerous companies, including Harry & David, FineStationery.Com, Florists.Com, FruitBouquets.Com, and The Popcorn Factory.

In January 2021, the company announced a revenue growth of 45% in the second quarter.  

Today 1-800-Flowers is a floral and gift retailer and distribution company. The company has more than 4,500 employees and had $707 million in revenue in 2012. flowers 5

1-800-Flowers

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1-800-Flowers was founded by Granville Semmes and David Snow in 1976. The business went through several transformations and finally prospered when it was sold to Jim McCann, an owner of several flower shops, in 1986.

1-800-Flowers received national attention when it was featured in an ad campaign by AT&T that ran during the 1992 Olympics. The company also advertised on CNN during the Persian Gulf War, a time when the war coverage drew additional viewers to the station.

History

flowers 2 The company went public on the NASDAQ in 1999 under the ticker symbol: LWS.

In the early 1990’s 1-800-Flowers partnered with CompuServe and AOL, and in 1995 registered the domain www.1800flowers.com

In September of 2007, the company announced a partnership with Martha Stewart Living to produce a line of floral products inspired by Martha Stewart.

In August 2011, the company acquired Flowerama, a floral retailer with 100 locations in 28 states. flowers 3

The company has acquired numerous companies, including Harry & David, FineStationery.Com, Florists.Com, FruitBouquets.Com, and The Popcorn Factory.

In January 2021, the company announced a revenue growth of 45% in the second quarter.  

Today 1-800-Flowers is a floral and gift retailer and distribution company. The company has more than 4,500 employees and had $707 million in revenue in 2012. flowers 5

Wayfair Corporate Office

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Entrepreneurs Niraj Shah and Steve Conine founded Wayfair in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts as CSN Stores. Wayfair was their third company.

CSN Stores was launched as a single website, www.racksandstands.com, which sold media stands and storage furniture.

Over the following two years, the company expanded its product line to include home goods, office, institutional, kitchen, dining, bed and bath, home improvement, luggage, and lighting.

In 2006 CSN reached $100 million in sales.

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In 2008 the company expanded to Canada and the U.K., and in 2009 to Australia and Germany.

By 2011 CSN Stores owned over 200 online stores.  The same year, founders Shah and Conine decided to rebrand the site in an effort to unify the brand and redirect web traffic to one site, changing the name of the company to Wayfair.

The company went public in late 2014 on the NASDAQ and can be found under the ticker symbol: W:US. The company was valued at that time at $2 billion.

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Despite spending more than $500 million on advertising and increased sales of more than 50%, the company posted a second-quarter loss of $100 million.

In mid-2018, the company announced that it planned to open its first retail location in Cincinnati, Ohio, in late 2018. An exact date has yet to be announced.

Wayfair employees threatened to walk off the job after discovering that the company has sold furniture to contractors who are operating the detention centers that house migrant children who are separated from family members per the Trump administration.   The company responded by saying it was a company practice to fulfill orders to clients. The walkout is scheduled for June 26, 2019.

Today Wayfair is the 33rd largest online retailer for home goods and furniture in the U.S. with $4.72 billion in revenue in 2017.

Wayfair sign

 

Wayfair

wayfair logo

Entrepreneurs Niraj Shah and Steve Conine founded Wayfair in 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts as CSN Stores. Wayfair was their third company.

CSN Stores was launched as a single website, www.racksandstands.com, which sold media stands and storage furniture.

History

Over the following two years, the company expanded its product line to include home goods, office, institutional, kitchen, dining, bed and bath, home improvement, luggage, and lighting.

In 2006 CSN reached $100 million in sales.

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In 2008 the company expanded to Canada and the U.K., and in 2009 to Australia and Germany.

By 2011 CSN Stores owned over 200 online stores.  The same year, founders Shah and Conine decided to rebrand the site in an effort to unify the brand and redirect web traffic to one site, changing the name of the company to Wayfair.

The company went public in late 2014 on the NASDAQ and can be found under the ticker symbol: W:US. The company was valued at that time at $2 billion.

wayfair ad

Despite spending more than $500 million on advertising and increased sales of more than 50%, the company posted a second-quarter loss of $100 million.

In mid-2018, the company announced that it planned to open its first retail location in Cincinnati, Ohio, in late 2018. An exact date has yet to be announced.

Wayfair employees threatened to walk off the job after discovering that the company has sold furniture to contractors who are operating the detention centers that house migrant children who are separated from family members per the Trump administration.   The company responded by saying it was a company practice to fulfill orders to clients. The walkout is scheduled for June 26, 2019.

Today Wayfair is the 33rd largest online retailer for home goods and furniture in the U.S. with $4.72 billion in revenue in 2017.

Wayfair sign

 

Gilt Groupe Corporate Office

Kevin Ryan had the idea for Gilt Groupe in 2007. He invited Mike Bryzek and Phong Nguyen to be part of the team as the technical masterminds. He later invited Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, who had backgrounds in e-commerce and luxury goods.

This founding team of five created a members-only website where new sales last 36-48 hours and feature merchandise from a single brand or a small group of brands. Gilt purchases inventory at a deep discount and adds a margin on top of that price to make a profit.

The company started with women’s clothing in 2007 and expanded to men’s clothing in 2008. In 2009 Gilt Groupe expanded to Japan, began Gilt Fuse, and started travel site Jettsetter. Gilt City and Gilt Home began in 2010, and Gilt Taste in 2011.

Gilt Groupe had $450 million in sales in 2011 and $550 million in sales in 2012. The company is valued at $1 billion and is beginning to talk about a possible future IPO.

Gilt Groupe

Kevin Ryan had the idea for Gilt Groupe in 2007. He invited Mike Bryzek and Phong Nguyen to be part of the team as the technical masterminds. He later invited Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, who had backgrounds in e-commerce and luxury goods.

This founding team of five created a members-only website where new sales last 36-48 hours and feature merchandise from a single brand or a small group of brands. Gilt purchases inventory at a deep discount and adds a margin on top of that price to make a profit.

The company started with women’s clothing in 2007 and expanded to men’s clothing in 2008. In 2009 Gilt Groupe expanded to Japan, began Gilt Fuse, and started travel site Jettsetter. Gilt City and Gilt Home began in 2010, and Gilt Taste in 2011.

History

Gilt Groupe had $450 million in sales in 2011 and $550 million in sales in 2012. The company is valued at $1 billion and is beginning to talk about a possible future IPO.

Fanatics Corporate Office

Fanatics, Inc. was founded in 1995 in Jacksonville, Florida when it was announced that the football team the Jaguars would plant roots there. It began as a retail shop out of a small room in the back of a mall selling only Jaguars merchandise.

In 1997 Fanatics expanded to e-commerce and began selling sports merchandise online.

The company continued to grow and in 2011 was acquired by GSI Commerce, Inc. for $277 million.

Later, Michael Rubin, founder of GSI, founded Kynetic LLC as a parent company to GSI’s three top companies: Fanatics, Rue La La, and ShopRunner. He sold the rest of GSI Commerce’s business to eBay for $2.4 billion.

In early December 2020, the company acquired WinCraft, a company that manufactures sports related mechandise. 

Today Fanatics has about $1 billion in yearly revenue. The company maintains a corporate office in Jacksonville, Florida.

Fanatics, Inc.

Fanatics, Inc. was founded in 1995 in Jacksonville, Florida when it was announced that the football team the Jaguars would plant roots there. It began as a retail shop out of a small room in the back of a mall selling only Jaguars merchandise.

In 1997 Fanatics expanded to e-commerce and began selling sports merchandise online.

History

The company continued to grow and in 2011 was acquired by GSI Commerce, Inc. for $277 million.

Later, Michael Rubin, founder of GSI, founded Kynetic LLC as a parent company to GSI’s three top companies: Fanatics, Rue La La, and ShopRunner. He sold the rest of GSI Commerce’s business to eBay for $2.4 billion.

In early December 2020, the company acquired WinCraft, a company that manufactures sports related mechandise. 

Today Fanatics has about $1 billion in yearly revenue. The company maintains a corporate office in Jacksonville, Florida.