Gifts

TwistedWares.Com Corporate Office

Melissa Livingston founded Twisted Wares (AKA Missy Well Made, Inc.) in McKinney, Texas, after losing everything in the recession of 2008. She left Seattle to move in with family members. Melissa had fun creating her own tea towels and kitchen towels but she began making them in earnest to sell on Etsy to make some money.

Livingston knew she had to make something different than plain old embroidered hand towels, and after her toddler son had pulled down her kitchen towel off the oven door handle for the umpteenth time, Livingston created the “Hang Tight Towel.” This simple design uses a strip of elasticized cloth to hold the towel in place.

Livingston is also fond of slightly naughty sayings that she adorns her towels with. The business began to thrive. The company expanded their product line to include aprons, napkins, house banners, decorative pillows, potholders, and t-shirts.

The company’s latest internet ad features two drag queens discussing the benefits of the product.

The company headquarters remain in McKinney, Texas.

TwistedWares.Com

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The company’s latest internet ad features two drag queens discussing the benefits of the product.

The company headquarters remain in McKinney, Texas.

Fab Corporate Office

Fab was founded in 2010 by Jason Goldberg and Brad Shellhammer. Originally begun as an online social site for gay men, the founders decided to turn to sell design items, art, and flash sales on household decorative items.

By November of 2012, the site had 1 million clients, growing faster than Facebook or Twitter. By December, they had 10 million members and was averaging 5.4 sales per minute.

Fab promoted social commerce, where members could upload and share design ideas. The company designed and released a mobile app in October 2012.

Once estimated to have a value of $1 billion, today it is rumored that Fab was sold for $15 million to PCH International in late 2015. The original founders stepped down and the company relaunched its website, with no mention of the former owners. Two-thirds of employees were dismissed.

The reason for Fab’s failure appears to be that the company was simply unable to find a business model and flash sales, once a hot item with consumers in the 2009-2010 years, have gone cold. The company also tried to expand into Europe without proper planning, according to experts.

At this time, company headquarters remain in New York City. It is unknown if PCH will move operations at a later date.

Fab

By November of 2012, the site had 1 million clients, growing faster than Facebook or Twitter. By December, they had 10 million members and was averaging 5.4 sales per minute.

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Fab promoted social commerce, where members could upload and share design ideas. The company designed and released a mobile app in October 2012.

At this time, company headquarters remain in New York City. It is unknown if PCH will move operations at a later date.

Hammacher Schlemmer Corporate Office

Hammacher Schlemmer was founded in 1868 in the Bowery district of New York City, New York, by Charles Tollner and R. Stern. Beginning as a hardware company for hard to find tools and parts, the company has since evolved into a mail order catalog and retail location which specializes in unique and one of a kind gifts and gadgets.

The company produces the oldest mail order catalog in the USA, whose annual circulation is more than 50 million. Hammacher Schlemmer is owned by its employees and offers unique gifts, gadgets, and hard to find items, including tools or speciality repair items that cannot be found elsewhere. The one retail location, on East 57th Street, has been in business since 1926.

Hammacher Schlemmer offers a lifetime guarantee on every item ever sold. The company has been named or used in multiple magazines, newspaper ads, and television shows. One hardbound catalog is kept in the Smithsonian’s permanent collection.

Hammacher Schlemmer

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Tom Ford Corporate Office

Tom Ford is an American fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He launched his own brand of products in 2005 in New York, New York.

Tom Ford designs and manufactures a variety of items, including handbags, sunglasses, fragrances, shoes, and cosmetics for both men and women. The company is considered a luxury item manufacturer, with estimated annual revenue by 2020 of more than $1 billion. Products are sold in most upscale department stores, including Macy’s and Nordstroms.

The company announced in February of 2017 that former CEO of Gucci, Brian Blake, would become the company President and COO, answering only to Mr. Ford. Company headquarters are located on Madison Avenue, New York, New York.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford is an American fashion designer, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He launched his own brand of products in 2005 in New York, New York.

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The Purple Store Corporate Office

The Purple Store was founded in 2004 in Seattle, Washington, by current owner and CEO Adam Sheridan. Sheridan loved everything purple, but found that many manufacturers didn’t make items in purple or they made multi-colored sets and Sheridan only wanted the purple item, so he decided to make a store that sold only items in the color purple.

The company began as an online store, with the brick and mortar location, opening a few years later. The company sells everything from t-shirts, jewelry, kitchen appliances, lingerie, pet accessories, even purple wedding items. Currently ,the store carries 750 items, but has plans for expansion.

The Purple Store has a 5 star rating on Yelp and Facebook. Company headquarters remain in Seattle, Washington.

The Purple Store

The Purple Store has a 5 star rating on Yelp and Facebook. Company headquarters remain in Seattle, Washington.