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Groupon Corporate Office

Groupon is a “deal of the day” website that was launched in Chicago, Illinois in 2008.  The site was founded by current CEO Andrew Mason.

Groupon’s first deal was for half price pizza.

The site grew extremely rapidly after launching and quickly expanded to other major US cities such as Boston and New York City.

The business expanded to other countries by acquiring similar sites such as MyCityDeal (Europe), ClanDescuento (South America), Qpod.jp (Japan), Darberry.ru (Russia).

Groupon went public in Nov 2011, 3 years after launching.  Since going public, earnings have been disappointing and the stock price has plummeted.

The company current serves over 500 markets in 44 countries worldwide.

Groupon

Groupon is a “deal of the day” website that was launched in Chicago, Illinois in 2008.  The site was founded by current CEO Andrew Mason.

Groupon’s first deal was for half price pizza.

The site grew extremely rapidly after launching and quickly expanded to other major US cities such as Boston and New York City.

History

The business expanded to other countries by acquiring similar sites such as MyCityDeal (Europe), ClanDescuento (South America), Qpod.jp (Japan), Darberry.ru (Russia).

Groupon went public in Nov 2011, 3 years after launching.  Since going public, earnings have been disappointing and the stock price has plummeted.

The company current serves over 500 markets in 44 countries worldwide.

Autozone Corporate Office

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AutoZone was originally known as Auto Shack and was a part of the Malone & Hyde grocery chain.  The grocery was sold to the Fleming Companies of Oklahoma City and the name Autozone came to be.

In 1984, the chain had 194 stores in 13 states. The company became the first auto parts retailer to create a quality control program for its parts, causing business to boom. The company grew quickly in the 80s and had 513 stores in 17 states by 1989.

The company went public in 1991 on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: AZO.  auto 3

In 1995, the 1000th store was opened in Louisville, Kentucky. The following year the company opened their website.

In 1998, the company acquired Auto Palace, TruckPro, and Chief Auto Parts, which gave the chain over 150 extra locations.auto 2

In 2008, AutoZone opened its 4,000th store in Houston, Texas. Annual revenue that year hit $6.2 billion.

In September 2022, the company announced that it was buying back $2.5 billion in shares. 

There was currently over 4400 locations in 48 US states and a total of 6003 in Mexico, Brazil, and the US.  Annual revenue in 2017 was $10.89 billion, The Autozone corporate office is located in Memphis, Tennessee.

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AutoZone

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AutoZone was originally known as Auto Shack and was a part of the Malone & Hyde grocery chain.  The grocery was sold to the Fleming Companies of Oklahoma City and the name Autozone came to be.

In 1984, the chain had 194 stores in 13 states. The company became the first auto parts retailer to create a quality control program for its parts, causing business to boom. The company grew quickly in the 80s and had 513 stores in 17 states by 1989.

History

The company went public in 1991 on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: AZO.  auto 3

In 1995, the 1000th store was opened in Louisville, Kentucky. The following year the company opened their website.

In 1998, the company acquired Auto Palace, TruckPro, and Chief Auto Parts, which gave the chain over 150 extra locations.auto 2

In 2008, AutoZone opened its 4,000th store in Houston, Texas. Annual revenue that year hit $6.2 billion.

In September 2022, the company announced that it was buying back $2.5 billion in shares. 

There was currently over 4400 locations in 48 US states and a total of 6003 in Mexico, Brazil, and the US.  Annual revenue in 2017 was $10.89 billion, The Autozone corporate office is located in Memphis, Tennessee.

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eBay Corporate Office

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eBay was originally founded under the name AuctionWeb in 1994 by Pierre Omidyar in San Jose, California.  The first item sold on the site was a broken laser pointer. Omidyar called the auction winner, asking if he realized the laser was broken. The client said he knew and wanted it because he collected broken laser pointers! This led Omidyar to believe that, no matter what someone wanted to sell, there was someone who would be willing to buy it.

Growth was rapid.  Omidyar kept working on eBay, but only as a side job. It wasn’t until his ISP told him he would have to start paying for a business site. This forced Omidyar to start charging customers for using the site. He was sure that would be the of his endeavor, but no one seemed to mind. ebay 1

In January 1997, the site was hosting 2 million auctions per month.  In September 1997, the name was officially changed to eBay. Also in 1997, the company received venture funding from Benchmark Capital. Meg Whitman was hired as CEO in March 1998. At that time, the company had 30 employees and more than half a million users.

eBay went public in September of 1998 on the NASDAQ and can be found under the ticker symbol: EBAY:US.  Omidyar became instant billionaires. eBay’s target share price of $18 was virtually ignored as the price went to $53.50 on the first day of trading.

In 2002, the company purchased IBazar and Paypal. ebay 2

In 2005, the company acquired Skype, an online phone and messaging service.

By 2008, the company had expanded worldwide and is one of the few success stories from the dot-com bubble.

In late 2009, eBay sold the majority of their interest in SKYPE, retaining only a 30% interest.

On September 30, 2014, eBay announced it would spin off PayPal into a separate publicly traded company.

In 2016, the company had $8.9 billion in annual revenue and employes more than 14,000 persons.  ebay 5

On January 31, 2018, eBay announced that they would replace PayPal as its primary payments provider with Netherlands based start-up, Adyen.

Online sites such as eBay are changing the American marketplace. Target’s popular clothing line Vineyard Vines was sold out at most stores within an hour, but some items ended up selling on eBay for double the original price.

An apparent misunderstanding led people to believe that eBay was soon going to accept cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, in 2019. eBay officials state that they have no plans to accept cryptocurrency in the future.

The eBay corporate office is still located in San Jose, California.

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eBay

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eBay was originally founded under the name AuctionWeb in 1994 by Pierre Omidyar in San Jose, California.  The first item sold on the site was a broken laser pointer. Omidyar called the auction winner, asking if he realized the laser was broken. The client said he knew and wanted it because he collected broken laser pointers! This led Omidyar to believe that, no matter what someone wanted to sell, there was someone who would be willing to buy it.

History

Growth was rapid.  Omidyar kept working on eBay, but only as a side job. It wasn’t until his ISP told him he would have to start paying for a business site. This forced Omidyar to start charging customers for using the site. He was sure that would be the of his endeavor, but no one seemed to mind. ebay 1

In January 1997, the site was hosting 2 million auctions per month.  In September 1997, the name was officially changed to eBay. Also in 1997, the company received venture funding from Benchmark Capital. Meg Whitman was hired as CEO in March 1998. At that time, the company had 30 employees and more than half a million users.

eBay went public in September of 1998 on the NASDAQ and can be found under the ticker symbol: EBAY:US.  Omidyar became instant billionaires. eBay’s target share price of $18 was virtually ignored as the price went to $53.50 on the first day of trading.

In 2002, the company purchased IBazar and Paypal. ebay 2

In 2005, the company acquired Skype, an online phone and messaging service.

By 2008, the company had expanded worldwide and is one of the few success stories from the dot-com bubble.

In late 2009, eBay sold the majority of their interest in SKYPE, retaining only a 30% interest.

On September 30, 2014, eBay announced it would spin off PayPal into a separate publicly traded company.

In 2016, the company had $8.9 billion in annual revenue and employes more than 14,000 persons.  ebay 5

On January 31, 2018, eBay announced that they would replace PayPal as its primary payments provider with Netherlands based start-up, Adyen.

Online sites such as eBay are changing the American marketplace. Target’s popular clothing line Vineyard Vines was sold out at most stores within an hour, but some items ended up selling on eBay for double the original price.

An apparent misunderstanding led people to believe that eBay was soon going to accept cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, in 2019. eBay officials state that they have no plans to accept cryptocurrency in the future.

The eBay corporate office is still located in San Jose, California.

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