Ecommerce

The Vitamin Shoppe Corporate Office

The Vitamin Shoppe was founded in 1977 by Jeffrey Horowitz. The company operates a chain of vitamin and health supplement stores. As of 2010, the company had more than 484 locations across the US, as well as an active eCommerce site. The company did have 3 locations in Canada, but these were closed in early 2016.

The company was acquired in 2002 by the private equity firm Bear Sterns for $310 million. Annual sales were $751 million in 2010. The company went public on the NYSE in 2009 and can be found under the ticker symbol: VSI.

While the company had some quality control problems in 2007, with some products containing more than the FDA allowance of lead, these issues appear to have been resolved. In 2011, the company passed a ConsumerLab.Com testing of their women’s multi-vitamin, which passed the USFDA standards.

The Vitamin Shoppe

History

Eloquii Corporate Office

Eloquii was founded in 2011, as a part of The Limited Group. The company operates a chain of designer plus size women’s clothing stores. While under the Limited, clothing was available only in a few selected outlets.

Sun Capital Partners, who owns The Limited, decided to close out Eloquii after only 18 months. Investor John Auerbach and former Eloquii investors purchased the brand and reopened stores in 2014. Demand for fashionable plus sized clothing has grown dramatically over the past decade. Auerbach’s plan for the company is to introduce new designs and styles every two to three weeks.

Eloquii offers women’s clothing in sizes 14 to 26, as well as accessories, shoes, and jackets. Models for the company include Bree Warren and French model Clementine Desseaux.

Elioquii

Eloquii offers women’s clothing in sizes 14 to 26, as well as accessories, shoes, and jackets. Models for the company include Bree Warren and French model Clementine Desseaux.

History

SAS Shoes Corporate Office

SAS Shoes, which is an acronym for San Antonio Shoemakers, was founded in San Antonio, Texas, in 1976 by Terry Armstrong and Lew Hayden. The company is best known for making almost all their shoes right in San Antonio, with a few styles sewn by hand just across the border in Acuna, Mexico.

The company began with just 13 cobblers, making shoes the old fashioned way. In 1985, they opened a larger factory in Del Rio, Texas. A few styles are still made by hand. There are currently more than 200 SAS locations, as well as being sold by more than 100 authorized retailers. The company also has an active eCommerce site.

SAS Shoes continues to be family owned and operated. The Comfort and Support Team of SAS Shoes donates shoes to victims of natural disasters. The company states that they have donated more than 14,000 pairs of new shoes to the needy.

SAS Shoes

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Vitamin World Corporate Office

Vitamin World was founded by Arthur Rudolph in 1960 in New York. The company operates a chain of vitamin and health supplement stores in the US.

The company is a subsidiary of NBYT, who manufactures and sells vitamins and supplement under the Puritan’s Pride, Vitamin World, and Holland & Barrett labels. Vitamin World also sells Herbal Authority and Precision Engineered brands. While Vitamin World used to be considered a discount store, new pricing policies implemented in 2007 has now put it in the slightly more expensive bracket. While the company has offered a regular buyer discount card, many customers were very unhappy with this dramatic increase in prices.

While some customers have been upset, others were pleased by the upgraded bottles, labeling, and remodeling of store locations. Internal restructuring and profit margins appear to have made up for lost customers.

Vitamin World

Vitamin World was founded by Arthur Rudolph in 1960 in New York. The company operates a chain of vitamin and health supplement stores in the US.

History

WeddingWire Corporate Office

WeddingWire was founded in 2005 by Timothy Chi. The company operates an ecommerce website for those in the wedding industry, connecting those who offer wedding products and services with future couples.

The company does business in 14 countries around the world, with US headquarters in Maryland, and international headquarters in Barcelona, Spain. Several companies have already been acquired, including Project Wedding from eHarmony, and GayWeddings.com.

WeddingWire has won numerous awards for their services, including making the Forbes list of Most Promising Companies of 2014 and the Inc. 5000 list. The company states that it now has vendors in almost every state in the US.

WeddingWire