Ecommerce

LegalShield Corporate Office

LegalShield develops and markets prepaid legal service plans through its network of attorneys in the United States and Canada.

In 1969 Harland C. Stonecipher was involved in an automobile accident and the subsequent lawsuit depleted his savings. This situation inspired him to create The Sportsman’s Motor Club, the predecessor to Pre-Paid Legal, which changed its name to LegalShield in 2011.

In 1984 Pre-Paid Legal went public, trading on the NASDAQ. In 1989 it moved to the American Stock Exchange, and then to the New York Stock Exchange in 1999.

The company was taken private in 2011 when it was acquired by MidOcean Partners.

Today LegalShield offers membership plans which are similar to insurance. The plans offer IRS audit protection, traffic violation defense, and will preparation. Members gain access to an independent network of attorneys.

The company also provides free final will and testaments for members.

LegalShield has 1.5 million members.

Legalshield maintains a corporate office in Ada, Oklahoma.

LegalShield

LegalShield develops and markets prepaid legal service plans through its network of attorneys in the United States and Canada.

History

In 1984 Pre-Paid Legal went public, trading on the NASDAQ. In 1989 it moved to the American Stock Exchange, and then to the New York Stock Exchange in 1999.

The company was taken private in 2011 when it was acquired by MidOcean Partners.

The company also provides free final will and testaments for members.

LegalShield has 1.5 million members.

Legalshield maintains a corporate office in Ada, Oklahoma.

Pep Boys Corporate Office

The Pep Boys: Manny, Moe & Jack is commonly branded as Pep Boys. The company sells brand name and private label auto parts and provides automotive services.

Pep Boys was founded when Emanuel “Manny” Rosenfeld, Maurice “Moe” Strauss, Graham “Jack” Jackson, and Moe Radavitz pooled $800 together to open an auto parts store in 1921.

They named the store Pep Auto Supplies after Pep Valve grinding compound that they sold in the store.

In the early 1930’s Pep Boys had 40 stores in Philadelphia and had expanded to the West Coast with a store opened by Manny’s brother Maury.

In 1946 Pep Boys went public, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PBY.

Today Pep Boys operates 568 Supercenters, 225 Service and Tire Centers, 6 Pep Express stores and 8,300 service bays in 35 states and Puerto Rico.

Pep Boys is a member of the S&P 600, is #928 on the Fortune 1000, has 13,874 employees, and had $2.07 billion in revenue in 2013.

In 2015, Pep Boys was acquired by Icahn Enterprises and operates as a subsidiary.

In November 2018, the company announced that they were introducing a program where customers could purchase tires from Amazon and have them delivered to Pep Boys for installation.

The company pulled advertising from Facebook after discovering that Cambridge Analytica had breached the personal information of Facebook users.

In September 2019, the company was fined $3.7 million for dumping hazardous waste into regular trash bins designed for landfills.

In September 2020, the company announced their top technicans of the year.

Pep Boys

The Pep Boys: Manny, Moe & Jack is commonly branded as Pep Boys. The company sells brand name and private label auto parts and provides automotive services.

Pep Boys was founded when Emanuel “Manny” Rosenfeld, Maurice “Moe” Strauss, Graham “Jack” Jackson, and Moe Radavitz pooled $800 together to open an auto parts store in 1921.

History

They named the store Pep Auto Supplies after Pep Valve grinding compound that they sold in the store.

In the early 1930’s Pep Boys had 40 stores in Philadelphia and had expanded to the West Coast with a store opened by Manny’s brother Maury.

In 1946 Pep Boys went public, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PBY.

Today Pep Boys operates 568 Supercenters, 225 Service and Tire Centers, 6 Pep Express stores and 8,300 service bays in 35 states and Puerto Rico.

Pep Boys is a member of the S&P 600, is #928 on the Fortune 1000, has 13,874 employees, and had $2.07 billion in revenue in 2013.

In 2015, Pep Boys was acquired by Icahn Enterprises and operates as a subsidiary.

In November 2018, the company announced that they were introducing a program where customers could purchase tires from Amazon and have them delivered to Pep Boys for installation.

The company pulled advertising from Facebook after discovering that Cambridge Analytica had breached the personal information of Facebook users.

In September 2019, the company was fined $3.7 million for dumping hazardous waste into regular trash bins designed for landfills.

In September 2020, the company announced their top technicans of the year.

Quarterdeck Office Systems Corporate Office

Quarterdeck Office Systems was a computer software company that was founded by Therese Myers and Gary Pope in 1981 and incorporated in 1982.

The company’s most famous products are Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager, DESQview/X, Quarterdeck Mosaic, CleanSweep, Manifest, and Partition-It.

In 1989 the company was awarded a US software patent that allowed multiple windowed PC applications under MS-DOS.

Quarterdeck grew rapidly in the 1990’s by acquiring several companies. This rapid growth, along with the collapse of the market for MS-DOS based utilities, ultimately led to the company’s failure.

In 1998 Quarterdeck was acquired by Symantec (the Norton Utilities company). Symantec discontinued Quarterdeck products or integrated them into larger offerings.

Quarterdeck Office Systems

Quarterdeck Office Systems was a computer software company that was founded by Therese Myers and Gary Pope in 1981 and incorporated in 1982.

The company’s most famous products are Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager, DESQview/X, Quarterdeck Mosaic, CleanSweep, Manifest, and Partition-It.

In 1989 the company was awarded a US software patent that allowed multiple windowed PC applications under MS-DOS.

History

In 1998 Quarterdeck was acquired by Symantec (the Norton Utilities company). Symantec discontinued Quarterdeck products or integrated them into larger offerings.

Redbox Corporate Office

Redbox Automated Retail LLC was founded in 2002 when McDonald’s Corporation put four automated grocery kiosks selling milk, eggs, and other necessities as well as 11 DVD rental kiosks in a Washington, DC, metropolitan area.

The company withdrew the grocery kiosks within a year, but the DVD rental kiosks were a success.

In 2005 Coinstar bought 47% of the company for $32 million.

In 2008 Coinstar exercised an option to increase its ownership share from 47% to 51%.

In 2009 Cointsar bought out McDonald’s and other shareholders for $170 million to become sole owners of the company.

Redbox rents DVD and Blu-ray discs as well as video games through its distinctive red kiosks. Movies are $1.20 per night and video games cost $2.

RedBox launched its online ad-supported streaming service in February 2020.

In August 2023, the company announced it was expanding its perks program to include its video-on-demand platform.

Redbox is a fast-growing business with 43,700 kiosks across North America. Redbox has 47.8% of the market share for the physical rental market. The company’s biggest competitors are Blockbuster, Netflix, and GameFly.

RedBox

The company withdrew the grocery kiosks within a year, but the DVD rental kiosks were a success.

History

In 2005 Coinstar bought 47% of the company for $32 million.

In 2008 Coinstar exercised an option to increase its ownership share from 47% to 51%.

In 2009 Cointsar bought out McDonald’s and other shareholders for $170 million to become sole owners of the company.

Redbox rents DVD and Blu-ray discs as well as video games through its distinctive red kiosks. Movies are $1.20 per night and video games cost $2.

RedBox launched its online ad-supported streaming service in February 2020.

In August 2023, the company announced it was expanding its perks program to include its video-on-demand platform.

Fred Loya Insurance Corporate Office

Fred Loya started selling insurance in 1975. Loya was a former cattle rancher.

He founded the Loya Insurance Group with a single storefront in El Paso, Texas.

Today Fred Loya Insurance has 360 agencies in Texas, California, New Mexico, Illinois, Nevada, and Colorado. The company has plans to expand to Arizona.

Agencies are located in shopping centers, grocery stores, street corners and big stores such as Wal-Mart, Big 8 Food Source stores, and Fiesta Marts.

Fred Loya Insurance has an F rating from the Better Business Bureau because of a large number of complaints against the business, mostly due to billing and collection issues and problems with products and services.

Fred Loya Insurance is the 19th-largest Hispanic-owned company in the United States with 2,700 employees and $506.3 million in revenue in 2012.

Fred Loya Insurance

Fred Loya started selling insurance in 1975. Loya was a former cattle rancher.

He founded the Loya Insurance Group with a single storefront in El Paso, Texas.

Today Fred Loya Insurance has 360 agencies in Texas, California, New Mexico, Illinois, Nevada, and Colorado. The company has plans to expand to Arizona.

History

Agencies are located in shopping centers, grocery stores, street corners and big stores such as Wal-Mart, Big 8 Food Source stores, and Fiesta Marts.

Fred Loya Insurance is the 19th-largest Hispanic-owned company in the United States with 2,700 employees and $506.3 million in revenue in 2012.